They despise me? Their business. Mine is not to deserve it.

The source

"They despise me? Their business. Mine is not to deserve it." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 11.13. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Καταφρονήσει μού τις; ὄψεται. ἐγὼ δὲ ὄψομαι ἵνα μή τι καταφρονήσεως ἄξιον πράσσων ἣ λέγων εὑρίσκωμαι."

Original Greek, Meditations 11.13. 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 "They despise me? Their business. Mine is not to deserve it."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 11.13.

What is the original Greek?

Καταφρονήσει μού τις; ὄψεται. ἐγὼ δὲ ὄψομαι ἵνα μή τι καταφρονήσεως ἄξιον πράσσων ἣ λέγων εὑρίσκωμαι. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.