A speck of earth, a blink of time. Only right action is big.

The source

"A speck of earth, a blink of time. Only right action is big." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 12.32. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ἐν πόστῳ δὲ βωλαρίῳ τῆς ὅλης γῆς ἕρπεις. πάντα ταῦτα ἐνθυμούμενος μηδὲν μέγα φαντάζου ἢ τό, ὡς μὲν ἡ σὴ φύσις ἄγει ποιεῖν"

Original Greek, Meditations 12.32. Greek: Leopold 1908 (Teubner) via Perseus.

Who said it

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Roman emperor who wrote private notes to himself on a military campaign. We know them as the Meditations.

Questions

Who said "A speck of earth, a blink of time. Only right action is big."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 12.32.

What is the original Greek?

ἐν πόστῳ δὲ βωλαρίῳ τῆς ὅλης γῆς ἕρπεις. πάντα ταῦτα ἐνθυμούμενος μηδὲν μέγα φαντάζου ἢ τό, ὡς μὲν ἡ σὴ φύσις ἄγει ποιεῖν. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.