adversity fosters genius; literary excellence is achieved only after many frustrations
? ～，許多有天賦的人都是在窮困中成長的。Adversity fosters genius. Many talented people grew up in straitened circumstances.
窮而后工qiónɡ ér hòu ɡōnɡ
形容文人越不得意，詩文寫得就越好。the more adversity the author has, the better his writing, Adversity fosters genious.