Seneca, also known as Lucius Annaeus Seneca, was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and playwright born around 4 BCE in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba, Spain), and he later moved to Rome. He is best known for his works on Stoic philosophy, including essays and letters that explore ethics and the nature of the human condition, as well as for his tragedies, which influenced later dramatic literature. Seneca served as an advisor to Emperor Nero but ultimately fell out of favor and was forced to take his own life in 65 CE.
A man becomes honorable when suffering gives him every excuse to fall, and he still chooses to stand.