If a man is to lose his fortune, it is a good thing if he were poor before he acquired it, for poverty requires aptitude.

If a man is to lose his fortune, it is a good thing if he were poor before he acquired it, for poverty requires aptitude.

如果一个人失去了他的财富，如果他在获得它之前很穷，这是一件好事，因为贫穷需要天赋。

-- Geraldine Brooks 杰拉尔丁·布鲁克斯