When Shun plowed the fields, he was incapable of helping even his neighbors, but, after he became the Son of Heaven, everyone in the realm gave him their support.
故君子窮則善其身，達則利於天下。
Eric Henry
Thus, we can see that, when a man of quality is without resources, he perfects his own behavior, but, on attaining his aims, he brings advantages to all the realm.