"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor."
— Seneca
Letters from a Stoic
Seneca redefines poverty not as a material condition, but as a psychological state of insatiable desire. True wealth, in the Stoic view, is achieved not by accumulating more, but by wanting less. It's a powerful antidote to modern consumer culture, locating wealth in contentment rather than possessions.