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One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.
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"One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him."
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One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him. — Socrates

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Socrates was a Philosopher from Classical Athens (470–-399).

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Who said "One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be…"?
This quote is attributed to Socrates, a Philosopher from Classical Athens.
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Socrates lived from 470 – -399.