Series II · Card 15 of 21 · THE PAINTED PORCH
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
SENECA · EPISTULAE MORALES 2.6
Original (Latin)
Non qui parum habet, sed qui plus cupit, pauper est.Translation: Benedikt Stafflinger
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Source
Letters to Lucilius 2.6, after the English translation by R. M. Gummere (1917)
About the author
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist (c. 4 BC – 65 AD). His letters on ethics, time, and the good life remain among the most widely read Stoic writings.
About the source
Letters to Lucilius: Seneca’s letters to a friend, written in his final years, AD 62–65.
The question on the back
When is enough enough for you?