Meditations, 8.55

Marcus Aurelius  translated by George Long

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55Generally, wickedness does no harm at all to the universe; and particularly, the wickedness [of one man] does no harm to another. It is only harmful to him who has it in his power to be released from it, as soon as he shall choose.

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