Everyone follows what happens. Only you can follow it willingly.

The source

"Everyone follows what happens. Only you can follow it willingly." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 10.28. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"μόνῳ τῷ λογικῷ ζῴῳ δέδοται τὸ ἑκουσίως ἕπεσθαι τοῖς γινομένοις, τὸ δὲ ἕπεσθαι ψιλὸν πᾶσιν ἀναγκαῖον."

Original Greek, Meditations 10.28. 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 "Everyone follows what happens. Only you can follow it willingly."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 10.28.

What is the original Greek?

μόνῳ τῷ λογικῷ ζῴῳ δέδοται τὸ ἑκουσίως ἕπεσθαι τοῖς γινομένοις, τὸ δὲ ἕπεσθαι ψιλὸν πᾶσιν ἀναγκαῖον. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.