"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."

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Source : Geraldine Brooks (2006). “March”, p.74, Penguin

Geraldine Brooks

#Men Quotes #Poverty Quotes #Aptitude Quotes

“Death for the Christian is a turning off the light because the dawn has come.”
“I wanted to prove people wrong who didn't think I could play at this level. I also wanted to take care of my family. It was a chance to play against the best players in the world. Mentally and physically I don't think I was ready, but I was ready to take on the challenge.”
“The Sun Also Rises' by Ernest Hemingway is my favorite book. You feel manly reading it.”
“I am not who I would like to be, It's just who I am right now.”

Source : "Song: 'Fragile' ('Carwreck Conversations')". 2004.
“An old joke puts its thus, "when a man speaks to a god its prayer , when a god speaks to a man its schizophrenia"... Many people hear voices without suffering any of the debilitating and dysfunctional effects associated with schizophrenia, some treat these as sources of inspiration of develop religious ideas around them, others become mediums or occultists.”
“I'm used to getting up at 7, getting breakfast, getting the kids off to school, and doing the mommy thing and the wife thing and the daughter thing.”
“Notice this rent in my garment; I am at a loss to explain its presence! I am even more puzzled by the existence of the universe.”
“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”

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