“Land is certainly not an asset if it creates poverty instead of revenue.”
Οὐδὲ ἡ γῆ μέντοι χρήματά ἐστιν, εἴπερ ἀντὶ τοῦ τρέφειν πεινῆν παρασκευάζει.
Where would Xenophon fit in this conversation (he certainly has a lot to say about marriage…)?
Xenophon, Oeconomicus 1.8: Even Huge Tracts of Land Can Be Worse than Worthless