[*"The first step towards amendment is the recognition of error."*](http://www.quotes.net/quote/8869) [***Seneca »***](http://www.quotes.net/authors/Seneca) Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD) a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York State south of Lake Ontario the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca