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. (Geraldine Brooks)

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.

Geraldine Brooks

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