"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor." – Seneca

In a culture obsessed with accumulation — more money, more status, more recognition — Seneca reminds us of a deeper truth: poverty isn’t about having little, but about never feeling that what you have is enough.

Craving endlessly creates a poverty of the mind. Gratitude, on the other hand, is quiet wealth. When you stop chasing more and start appreciating what’s already within reach, you realize how rich you truly are.

The Stoics weren’t against ambition — they were against being enslaved by it.