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Seneca · Moral Letters to Lucilius

Letter 104 — On Care of Health and Peace of Mind (§7)

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But the mere place avails little for this purpose, unless the mind is fully master of itself, and can, at its pleasure, find seclusion even in the midst of business; the man, however, who is always selecting resorts and hunting for leisure, will find something to distract his mind in every place. Socrates is reported to have replied, when a certain person complained of having received no benefit from his travels: “It serves you right! You travelled in your own company!”
Seneca·Letter 104 — On Care of Health and Peace of Mind (§7)·trans. Gummere
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