someone said : all-life-rich person can learn being poor ; all-life-poor person cannot learn being rich.. my granddad would pick the best wooden board and cut

someone said : all-life-rich person can learn being poor ; all-life-poor person cannot learn being rich.. my granddad would pick the best wooden board and cut some small piece he needed from the best part of it - even if in the middle. My dad would pick the most-matching-possible board at-hand and cut some corner of it. Saving the rest for something.. i am torn between the two..