Don't follow the herd. Go where you should.

What it means

Sheep follow the sheep in front, heading where the flock goes rather than where they ought to go. Seneca says the most traveled road is often the most misleading. Choose your direction yourself.

The source

"Don't follow the herd. Go where you should." Seneca said it in On the Happy Life 1.3. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

"ne pecorum ritu sequamur antecedentium gregem, pergentes non quo eundum est sed quo itur"

Original Latin, On the Happy Life 1.3. Text read at thelatinlibrary.com.

Who said it

Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Stoic philosopher, playwright and adviser to the emperor Nero. His letters to his friend Lucilius are the most readable handbook of Stoicism ever written.

Questions

What does "Don't follow the herd. Go where you should." mean?

Sheep follow the sheep in front, heading where the flock goes rather than where they ought to go. Seneca says the most traveled road is often the most misleading. Choose your direction yourself.

Who said "Don't follow the herd. Go where you should."?

Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). Source: On the Happy Life 1.3.

What is the original Latin?

ne pecorum ritu sequamur antecedentium gregem, pergentes non quo eundum est sed quo itur. Translated from the original Latin by Spartan Surfers.

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"Don't follow the herd. Go where you should." (Seneca, On the Happy Life 1.3, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/dont-follow-the-herd-go-where-you-should