No bread, but I stay with my principles.

The source

"No bread, but I stay with my principles." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 4.30. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ἄρτους οὐκ ἔχω, φησί, καὶ ἐμμένω τῷ λόγῳ."

Original Greek, Meditations 4.30. 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 "No bread, but I stay with my principles."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 4.30.

What is the original Greek?

ἄρτους οὐκ ἔχω, φησί, καὶ ἐμμένω τῷ λόγῳ. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.