§9.5.1Ἀδικεῖ πολλάκις ὁ μὴ ποιῶν τι, οὐ μόνον ὁ ποιῶν τι.
Often he who does not do something acts unjustly, not only he who does something.
Marcus Aurelius · Meditations §9.5.1
Injustice Committed by Omission as Well as by Act
Summary
Points out that omitting to do something can often be an act of injustice, just as committing an action is.
Notes
- 9.5.1ὁ μὴ ποιῶν τι — The present participle with the article is used substantively. The negative particle μὴ (rather than οὐ) is used because it refers to a generalized or conditional class of people ('anyone who does not do something') rather than a specific individual.
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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations §9.5.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0562.tlg001.humanitext-grc2:9.5.1
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