The quote for this #senecasunday is from the letters to Lucilius, just like the one last week. It's from the eleventh letter, in book one. Technically it isn't a quote from Seneca, since Seneca himself is quoting Epicurus (341 - 270 BC, founder of Epicureanism). Again, I'll give you the german version (which I am reading), the latin original, and my english translation:
| english | german | latin |
|---|---|---|
| We have to hold an honorable man in high regard and always keep his mental picture in our mind, so that we live as if he were watching us and do everthing, as if he could see us. | Einen Mann von Wert müssen wir hochachten und uns stets vor Augen halten, damit wir so, als schaue er uns zu, leben und alles, als sähe er es, tun. | Aliquis vir bonus nobis diligendus est ac semper ante oculos habendus, ut sic tanquam illo spectante vivamus et omina tamquam illo vidente faciamus. |
In other words: think of someone you admire (Seneca mentions Cato and Laelius) a famous singer or sportsperson or a realtive. What would that person say, if they could see you in your everyday life? What would you be doing differently, if you knew that this person could see you and would judge your actions?
