The contest isn't over trifles. It's over keeping your sanity.

The source

"The contest isn't over trifles. It's over keeping your sanity." Epictetus said it in Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.38. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Οὐ περὶ τοῦ τυχόντος οὖν, ἔφη, ἐστὶν ὁ ἀγών, ἀλλὰ περὶ τοῦ μαίνεσθαι ἢ μή."

Original Greek, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.38. Greek: Leopold 1908 (Teubner) via Perseus; Saying of Epictetus quoted by Marcus Aurelius.

Who said it

Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Born enslaved, became the most influential Stoic teacher of his age. His student Arrian wrote down the Discourses and the Enchiridion.

Questions

Who said "The contest isn't over trifles. It's over keeping your sanity."?

Epictetus (c. 50–135 AD). Source: Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 11.38.

What is the original Greek?

Οὐ περὶ τοῦ τυχόντος οὖν, ἔφη, ἐστὶν ὁ ἀγών, ἀλλὰ περὶ τοῦ μαίνεσθαι ἢ μή. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.