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Good. Simple. Whole. Bare. When, my soul?

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.1

The source

"Good. Simple. Whole. Bare. When, my soul?" Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 10.1. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ἔσῃ ποτὲ ἆρα, ὦ ψυχή, ἀγαθὴ καὶ ἁπλῆ καὶ μία καὶ γυμνή"

Original Greek, Meditations 10.1. 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 "Good. Simple. Whole. Bare. When, my soul?"?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 10.1.
What is the original Greek?
Ἔσῃ ποτὲ ἆρα, ὦ ψυχή, ἀγαθὴ καὶ ἁπλῆ καὶ μία καὶ γυμνή. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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