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Everything that happens is as ordinary as roses in spring.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.44

The source

"Everything that happens is as ordinary as roses in spring." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.44. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Πᾶν τὸ συμβαῖνον οὕτως σύνηθες καὶ γνώριμον ὡς τὸ ῥόδον ἐν τῷ ἔαρι καὶ ὀπώρα ἐν τῷ θέρει"

Original Greek, Meditations 4.44. 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 that happens is as ordinary as roses in spring."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.44.
What is the original Greek?
Πᾶν τὸ συμβαῖνον οὕτως σύνηθες καὶ γνώριμον ὡς τὸ ῥόδον ἐν τῷ ἔαρι καὶ ὀπώρα ἐν τῷ θέρει. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Grit.

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