"It is not the man who has little, but the man who desires more, who is poor."
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Seneca is one of the Stoic philosophers.
More quotes from Seneca
- "No wind is favorable for the one who does not know to what port he is heading."
- "It is necessary to learn how to live the whole of life, and, what may surprise you most, it is necessary to learn how to die the whole of life."
- "There is no favorable wind for those who do not know where they are going."
- "The greatest obstacle to life is expectation, which depends on tomorrow and loses today."
- "Life is divided between the useful and the useless."