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Green grape, ripe bunch, raisin. Not an end. A change.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.35

The source

"Green grape, ripe bunch, raisin. Not an end. A change." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 11.35. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ὄμφαξ, σταφυλή, σταφίς, πάντα μεταβολαί, οὐκ εἰς τὸ μὴ ὄν, ἀλλὰ εἰς τὸ νῦν μὴ ὄν."

Original Greek, Meditations 11.35. 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 "Green grape, ripe bunch, raisin. Not an end. A change."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 11.35.
What is the original Greek?
Ὄμφαξ, σταφυλή, σταφίς, πάντα μεταβολαί, οὐκ εἰς τὸ μὴ ὄν, ἀλλὰ εἰς τὸ νῦν μὴ ὄν. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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