"Nam nihil est, quod non mortalibus afferat usum." <br /> <br />--PETRONIUS <br /> <br /> <br />Nothing there is that mortal man may utterly despise; <br />What in our wealth we treasured, in our poverty we prize. <br /> <br />The gold upon a sinking ship has often wrecked the boat, <br />While on a simple oar a shipwrecked man may keep afloat. <br /> <br />The burglar seeks the plutocrat, attracted by his dress-- <br />The poor man finds his poverty the true preparedness.<br /><br />Franklin P. Adams<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/on-the-uses-of-adversity/
