Living Book, Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 B.C.E. – 65 A.D.), The Seeker Seneca Quote – “Why does no man confess his vices?…” Why does no man confess his vices? Because he is still in them. It is for a waking man to tell of his dreams. Seneca (4 B.C.E. – 65 A.D.)