Seneca’s comment to Lucilius that "the man who adapts himself to his slender means and makes himself wealthy on a little sum, is the truly rich man."20 (The Stoics, by the way, are not alone in making this observation. On the other side of the globe, for example, Lao Tzu observed that "he who knows contentment is rich.")21 William B. Irvine, A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy, loc. 1578. Kindle Edition Tags: quote,writing