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Full Idea
There is nothing a wise man does reluctantly; he escapes necessity because he wills what necessity is going to force on him.
Gist of Idea
Wise people escape necessity by willing it
Source
Seneca the Younger (Letters from a Stoic [c.60], 054)
Book Ref
Seneca: 'Letters from a Stoic (Selections)', ed/tr. Campbell,Robin [Penguin 1969], p.105
A Reaction
He is discussing death in this letter. The difficulty here is sliding into fatalism. For instance, if you are informed that you have cancer, it is tempting to become 'wise' and will your own death, but lots of people fight it, and win.