Don't let your spirit quit before your body does.

The source

"Don't let your spirit quit before your body does." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 6.29. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"It is a shame for the soul to be first to give way in this life, when thy body does not give way"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 6.29.

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 "Don't let your spirit quit before your body does."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 6.29.

What is the original wording?

It is a shame for the soul to be first to give way in this life, when thy body does not give way (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

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