The worst thing is not to commit crimes but, rather, not to… - Léon Bloy

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The worst thing is not to commit crimes but, rather, not to accomplish the good that one could have done. It is the sin of omission, which is nothing other than to be unloving, and no one accuses himself of it.

Léon Bloy

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Léon Bloy (11 July 1846 – 3 November 1917), was a French novelist, essayist, pamphleteer and poet.

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Alternative Names: Léo Bloy • Léon Henri Marie Bloy • Le Mendiant ingrat • Mendiant ingrat • Le Pèlerin de l'absolu • Pèlerin de l'absolu

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