adversity fosters genius; literary excellence is achieved only after many frustrations
❍ ～，许多有天赋的人都是在穷困中成长的。Adversity fosters genius. Many talented people grew up in straitened circumstances.
穷而后工qiónɡ ér hòu ɡōnɡ
形容文人越不得意，诗文写得就越好。the more adversity the author has, the better his writing, Adversity fosters genious.