Meet obstacles like sunlight: hold steady and light them up.

The source

"Meet obstacles like sunlight: hold steady and light them up." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.57. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"μηδὲ μὴν καταπίπτειν, ἀλλὰ ἵστασθαι καὶ ἐπιλάμπειν τὸ δεχόμενον"

Original Greek, Meditations 8.57. 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 "Meet obstacles like sunlight: hold steady and light them up."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.57.

What is the original Greek?

μηδὲ μὴν καταπίπτειν, ἀλλὰ ἵστασθαι καὶ ἐπιλάμπειν τὸ δεχόμενον. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.