Things can't touch your soul. Only you move it.

The source

"Things can't touch your soul. Only you move it." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 5.19. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Τὰ πράγματα αὐτὰ οὐδ’ ὁπωστιοῦν ψυχῆς ἅπτεται ... τρέπει δὲ καὶ κινεῖ αὐτὴ ἑαυτὴν μόνη"

Original Greek, Meditations 5.19. 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 "Things can't touch your soul. Only you move it."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 5.19.

What is the original Greek?

Τὰ πράγματα αὐτὰ οὐδ’ ὁπωστιοῦν ψυχῆς ἅπτεται ... τρέπει δὲ καὶ κινεῖ αὐτὴ ἑαυτὴν μόνη. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.