Fall like a ripe olive, thanking the tree.

The source

"Fall like a ripe olive, thanking the tree." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.48. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 4.48.

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 "Fall like a ripe olive, thanking the tree."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.48.

What is the original wording?

end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.