Joy is doing the work you were made for.

The source

"Joy is doing the work you were made for." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.26. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Εὐφροσύνη ἀνθρώπου ποιεῖν τὰ ἴδια ἀνθρώπου"

Original Greek, Meditations 8.26. 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 "Joy is doing the work you were made for."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.26.

What is the original Greek?

Εὐφροσύνη ἀνθρώπου ποιεῖν τὰ ἴδια ἀνθρώπου. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.