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Epictetus · c. 50 – c. 135 CE

Fragments 126 — Epictetus

Translation by George Long (1877)

Epictetus, Fragments 126

The things which are done contrary to law are the same as things which are not done.
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A cryptic legal maxim, apparently meaning that actions done against the law carry no legitimate force, as if they had never been done. It makes little sense without its original context.

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  • Justice and fairness
  • Community and our duty to others

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Epictetus, Fragments 126, tr. George Long (1877)