New sand covers old sand. So goes fame.

The source

"New sand covers old sand. So goes fame." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 7.34. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"as the heaps of sand piled on one another hide the former sands, so in life the events which go before are soon covered by those which come after"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 7.34.

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 "New sand covers old sand. So goes fame."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 7.34.

What is the original wording?

as the heaps of sand piled on one another hide the former sands, so in life the events which go before are soon covered by those which come after (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.

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