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Biography - Marcus Aurelius:

Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) is a Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. He ruled from 161 to 180 AD and is best known for his Meditations, a collection of aphorisms and brief reflections on duty, death, and the conduct of the wise person in the face of human errors and weaknesses.
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 

Note



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


Quote 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

Translation

(French, German, Italian)



French
Bien souvent on se rend coupable en négligeant d'agir, et non pas seulement en agissant.
Marc Aurèle - Pensées pour moi-même

German
Oft tut auch der Unrecht, der nichts tut; wer das Unrecht nicht verbietet, wenn er kann, befiehlt es.
Mark Aurel - Selbstbetrachtungen

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



See also 

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In one sense choice is possible, but what is not possible is not to choose. I can always choose, but I must know that if I do not choose, that is still a choice.
Jean-Paul Sartre - Existentialism and Humanism

To have and not to give is in some cases worse than stealing.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach - Aphorismen



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Do not trouble yourself, make yourself simple.
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