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Soon you'll be no one, nowhere.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 12.21

The source

"Soon you'll be no one, nowhere." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 12.21. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ὅτι μετ’ οὐ πολὺ οὐδεὶς οὐδαμοῦ ἔσῃ"

Original Greek, Meditations 12.21. 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 "Soon you'll be no one, nowhere."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 12.21.
What is the original Greek?
Ὅτι μετ’ οὐ πολὺ οὐδεὶς οὐδαμοῦ ἔσῃ. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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