“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…)?