Seneca's Dialogues - Complete collection of Seneca's stoic essays and letters (Annotated, Unabridged & updated for modern readers) (Stoic collections Book 2)

by Seneca

such a man may gain something, but cannot lose anything: and, indeed, he can only gain anything in the same way as one who is already glutted and filled can get some extra food which he takes although he does not want it.