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A thrown stone isn't hurt by falling or helped by rising.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.17

The source

"A thrown stone isn't hurt by falling or helped by rising." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 9.17. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Τῷ ἀναρριφέντι λίθῳ οὐδὲν κακὸν τὸ κατενεχθῆναι οὐδὲ ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀνενεχθῆναι."

Original Greek, Meditations 9.17. 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 thrown stone isn't hurt by falling or helped by rising."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 9.17.
What is the original Greek?
Τῷ ἀναρριφέντι λίθῳ οὐδὲν κακὸν τὸ κατενεχθῆναι οὐδὲ ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἀνενεχθῆναι. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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