Grains of incense on one altar. One falls first. No difference.

The source

"Grains of incense on one altar. One falls first. No difference." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.15. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Πολλὰ λιβανωτοῦ βωλάρια ἐπὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ βωμοῦ· τὸ μὲν προκατέπεσεν, τὸ δʼ ὕστερον, διαφέρει δʼ οὐδέν."

Original Greek, Meditations 4.15. 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 "Grains of incense on one altar. One falls first. No difference."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.15.

What is the original Greek?

Πολλὰ λιβανωτοῦ βωλάρια ἐπὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ βωμοῦ· τὸ μὲν προκατέπεσεν, τὸ δʼ ὕστερον, διαφέρει δʼ οὐδέν. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.