Everything hangs on how you use your mind. The rest is smoke.

The source

"Everything hangs on how you use your mind. The rest is smoke." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 12.33. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Πῶς ἑαυτῷ χρῆται τὸ ἡγεμονικόν; ἐν γὰρ τούτῳ τὸ πᾶν ἐστι. τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ ἢ προαιρετικά ἐστιν ἢ ἀπροαίρετα, νεκρὰ καὶ καπνός."

Original Greek, Meditations 12.33. 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 "Everything hangs on how you use your mind. The rest is smoke."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 12.33.

What is the original Greek?

Πῶς ἑαυτῷ χρῆται τὸ ἡγεμονικόν; ἐν γὰρ τούτῳ τὸ πᾶν ἐστι. τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ ἢ προαιρετικά ἐστιν ἢ ἀπροαίρετα, νεκρὰ καὶ καπνός. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.