Earth loves the rain. I love what the world is making.

The source

"Earth loves the rain. I love what the world is making." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 10.21. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ʽἘρᾷ μὲν ὄμβρου γαῖα, ἐρᾷ δὲ ὁ σεμνὸς αἰθήρ,ʼ ἐρᾷ δὲ ὁ κόσμος ποιῆσαι ὃ ἂν μέλλῃ γίνεσθαι. λέγω οὖν τῷ κόσμῳ ὅτι σοὶ συνερῶ."

Original Greek, Meditations 10.21. Greek: Leopold 1908 (Teubner) via Perseus; Marcus quoting Euripides.

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 "Earth loves the rain. I love what the world is making."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 10.21.

What is the original Greek?

ʽἘρᾷ μὲν ὄμβρου γαῖα, ἐρᾷ δὲ ὁ σεμνὸς αἰθήρ,ʼ ἐρᾷ δὲ ὁ κόσμος ποιῆσαι ὃ ἂν μέλλῃ γίνεσθαι. λέγω οὖν τῷ κόσμῳ ὅτι σοὶ συνερῶ. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.