Want little. Work with your hands.

The source

"Want little. Work with your hands." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 1.5. Translated by George Long, 1862.

"to want little, and to work with my own hands"

George Long, 1862, Meditations 1.5.

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 "Want little. Work with your hands."?

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 1.5.

What is the original wording?

to want little, and to work with my own hands (George Long, 1862). Translated by George Long, 1862.