"One of [[Seneca]]’s most powerful metaphors is **the slaveowner owned by his slaves, or the wealthy man whose vast estates lord over him rather than the other way around**" ([Location 2219](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=2219)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[frugality]], [[materialism]] **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]