Seneca's Letters from a Stoic
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philosophy teaches us to act, not to speak; it exacts of every man that he should live according to his own standards, that his life should not be out of harmony with his words, and that, further, his inner life should be of one hue and not out of harmony with all his activities.
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The things which we actually need are free for all, or else cheap; nature craves only bread and water. No one is poor according to this standard;
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"Why do you wonder that globe-trotting does not help you, seeing that you always take yourself with you?