Do this like it's the last thing you'll ever do.

The source

"Do this like it's the last thing you'll ever do." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 2.5. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 2.5.

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 "Do this like it's the last thing you'll ever do."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 2.5.

What is the original wording?

if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.