Even when it circles, the mind flies straight at its target.

The source

"Even when it circles, the mind flies straight at its target." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.60. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ὁ μέντοι νοῦς καὶ ὅταν εὐλαβῆται καὶ ὅταν περὶ τὴν σκέψιν στρέφηται, φέρεται κατ’ εὐθὺ οὐδὲν ἧττον καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ προκείμενον."

Original Greek, Meditations 8.60. 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 "Even when it circles, the mind flies straight at its target."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.60.

What is the original Greek?

ὁ μέντοι νοῦς καὶ ὅταν εὐλαβῆται καὶ ὅταν περὶ τὴν σκέψιν στρέφηται, φέρεται κατ’ εὐθὺ οὐδὲν ἧττον καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ προκείμενον. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.