Quote of Marcus Aurelius - Often he who omits an act...

Biography - Marcus Aurelius:

Emperor of Rome.
Born: 121 - Died: 180
Period:
2nd century
Place of birth: Italy
Italy

Often he who omits an act does injustice, not only he who commits an act.

Marcus Aurelius - Meditations

Note

Other version: "Omissions no less than commissions are oftentimes part of injustice."

Source: Meditations

Internet Archive - The Meditations Of The Emporor Marcus Antoninus (gr) (en)

Wikisource - Pensées de Marc-Aurèle (fr)

Often he who omits an act does injustice, not only he who commits an act.

Translation

(French, German, Italian)

Bien souvent on se rend coupable en négligeant d'agir, et non pas seulement en agissant.

Marcus Aurelius - Pensées pour moi-même

Oft tut auch der Unrecht, der nichts tut; wer das Unrecht nicht verbietet, wenn er kann, befiehlt es.

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Spesso commette ingiustizia non solo colui che fa qualcosa, ma anche colui che non la fa.

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