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Countless troubles, all from not trusting your own mind. Enough.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 9.26

The source

"Countless troubles, all from not trusting your own mind. Enough." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 9.26. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ἀνέτλης μύρια διὰ τὸ μὴ ἀρκεῖσθαι τῷ σῷ ἡγεμονικῷ ποιοῦντι ταῦτα, οἷα κατεσκεύασται. ἀλλὰ ἅλις."

Original Greek, Meditations 9.26. 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 "Countless troubles, all from not trusting your own mind. Enough."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 9.26.
What is the original Greek?
Ἀνέτλης μύρια διὰ τὸ μὴ ἀρκεῖσθαι τῷ σῷ ἡγεμονικῷ ποιοῦντι ταῦτα, οἷα κατεσκεύασται. ἀλλὰ ἅλις. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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