“Live among men as if God beheld you; speak with God as if men were listening.”

— Seneca the Younger

Source: Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter X: On living to oneself, Line 5.

Original

sic vive cum hominibus tamquam deus videat, si loquere cum deo tamquam homines audiant.

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Live among men as if God beheld you; speak with God as if men were listening." by Seneca the Younger?

Seneca the Younger 225

Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist -4–65 BC

Related quotes

“Society speaks and all men listen, mountains speak and wise men listen.”

John Muir (1838–1914) Scottish-born American naturalist and author

Frequently attributed to Muir without source. An extensive search of Muir's published and unpublished writings found several sharp and cogent observations concerning society (see above) but not this one.
Misattributed

“Therefore be amazed, you great and small who fear God, and you men of God, eloquent speakers, listen and contemplate.”

Saint Patrick (385–461) 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland

The Confession (c. 452?)
Context: Therefore be amazed, you great and small who fear God, and you men of God, eloquent speakers, listen and contemplate. Who was it summoned me, a fool, from the midst of those who appear wise and learned in the law and powerful in rhetoric and in all things? Me, truly wretched in this world, he inspired before others that I could be — if I would — such a one who, with fear and reverence, and faithfully, without complaint, would come to the people to whom the love of Christ brought me and gave me in my lifetime, if I should be worthy, to serve them truly and with humility.