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Stay, leave, or die. That's the whole list. So cheer up.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 10.22

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"Stay, leave, or die. That's the whole list. So cheer up." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 10.22. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ἤτοι ἐνταῦθα ζῇς καὶ ἤδη εἴθικας· ἢ ἔξω ὑπάγεις καὶ τοῦτο ἤθελες· ἢ ἀποθνῄσκεις καὶ ἀπελειτούργησας. παρὰ δὲ ταῦτα οὐδέν. οὐκοῦν εὐθύμει."

Original Greek, Meditations 10.22. 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 "Stay, leave, or die. That's the whole list. So cheer up."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 10.22.
What is the original Greek?
Ἤτοι ἐνταῦθα ζῇς καὶ ἤδη εἴθικας· ἢ ἔξω ὑπάγεις καὶ τοῦτο ἤθελες· ἢ ἀποθνῄσκεις καὶ ἀπελειτούργησας. παρὰ δὲ ταῦτα οὐδέν. οὐκοῦν εὐθύμει. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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