No one loses the truth on purpose. Go easier on people.

The source

"No one loses the truth on purpose. Go easier on people." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 7.63. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ʽΠᾶσα ψυχή, φησίν, ἄκουσα στέρεται ἀληθείας·ʼ ... ἔσῃ γὰρ πρὸς πάντας πρᾳότερος."

Original Greek, Meditations 7.63. Greek: Leopold 1908 (Teubner) via Perseus; Marcus quoting Plato.

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 one loses the truth on purpose. Go easier on people."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 7.63.

What is the original Greek?

ʽΠᾶσα ψυχή, φησίν, ἄκουσα στέρεται ἀληθείας·ʼ ... ἔσῃ γὰρ πρὸς πάντας πρᾳότερος. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.