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Marcus Aurelius Quote in Latin?

I'm trying to find this Marcus Aurelius quote in Latin and I am having trouble...

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive---to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love."


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That is because Marcus Aurelius wrote in Greek. I do not know if a Latin translation of that quote exists.

Apparently there were some Latin writings, letters mostly, but I think the quote you have here came from his Meditations, which was written in Greek. Were you wanting a Latin translation, or the original Greek?