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Wake up. Those were dreams. See today's troubles the same way.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 6.31

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"Wake up. Those were dreams. See today's troubles the same way." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 6.31. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"Ἀνάνηφε καὶ ἀνακαλοῦ σεαυτὸν καὶ ἐξυπνισθεὶς πάλιν καὶ ἐννοήσας ὅτι ὄνειροί σοι ἠνώχλουν, πάλιν ἐγρηγορὼς βλέπε ταῦτα, ὡς ἐκεῖνα ἔβλεπες."

Original Greek, Meditations 6.31. 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 "Wake up. Those were dreams. See today's troubles the same way."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 6.31.
What is the original Greek?
Ἀνάνηφε καὶ ἀνακαλοῦ σεαυτὸν καὶ ἐξυπνισθεὶς πάλιν καὶ ἐννοήσας ὅτι ὄνειροί σοι ἠνώχλουν, πάλιν ἐγρηγορὼς βλέπε ταῦτα, ὡς ἐκεῖνα ἔβλεπες. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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