Chapter M (1)

Majus est delictum seipsum interficere quam alium.

It is a greater crime to kill ones-self, than to kill
another.

Majus trahit ad se minus.

The greater draws the less to itself.

Mala grammatica non vitiat chartam.

Bad grammar does not vitiate a writ.

Male res se habet, cum quo virtute effici debeat, id tentatur pecunia.

The case is bad when that is attempted to be done with
money, which ought to be effected by virtue.

Maledicta expositio quæ textum corrumpit.

It is a cursed exposition which corrupts the text.

Malitia supplet ætatem.

Malice supplies what is wanting in age.

Malum non præsumitur.

Evil is not presumed.

Malum quo communius eo pejus.

The more frequent the evil, the worse it is.

Malus usus est abolendus.

An abuse ought to be abolished.

Mandata legis ad literam casu aliquo impossibilia proxime ad mentem legis exequenda.

The commands of the law, when literally impossible in any
case, ought to be performed as near as possible according
to the intention of the law.

Mandatorius terminos sibi positos transgredi non potest.

A mandatory cannot exceed the bounds prescribed to him.

Manifesta probatione non indigent.

Manifest things do not require proof.

Maris et Fœminæ conjunctio est de jure naturæ.

The conjunction of male and female is according to the law
of nature.

Matrimonia debent esse libera.

Marriages ought to be free.

Matrimonium subsequens tollit peccatum præcedens.

Subsequent marriage takes away the preceding transgression.

Melior est conditio possidentis.

The condition of the possessor is better.

Melior est conditio possidentis, et rei quam actoris.

The condition of the possessor is better, and that of the
defender rather than the pursuer.

Melior est conditio possidentis, ubi neuter jus habet.

The condition of the possessor is better where neither hath
a right.

Melior est justitia vere præveniens, quam severe puniens.

Justice truly preventing, is better than severely punishing.

Meliorem conditionem ecclesiæ suæ facere potest prælatus, deteriorem nequaquam.

A prelate may make the condition of his church better, by
no means worse.

Meliorem conditionem suam facere potest minor, deteriorem nequaquam.

A minor may make his condition better, by no means worse.

Melius est jus deficiens quam jus incertum.

Defective law is better than uncertain law.

Melius est ut decem noxii evadant quam ut unus innocens pereat.

It is better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one
innocent person perish.

Merito beneficium legis amittit qui legem ipsam subvertere intendit.

He deservedly loses the benefit of the law, who intends to
subvert the law itself.

Messis sementum sequitur.

The harvest follows the seed time.

Metus quem agnoscunt leges in excusationem criminis, est talis qui cadere possit in constantem virum.

The fear which the law acknowledges in the excuse of a
crime is such as can fall upon a steady man.

Minatur innocentibus qui parcit nocentibus.

He threatens the innocent, who spares the guilty.

Minima pœna corporalis est major quavis pœna pecuniaria.

The least corporeal punishment is greater, than any
pecuniary punishment.

Minime sunt mutanda, quæ, interpretationem certam semper habuerunt.

Those things are by no means to be changed, which have
always had a certain interpretation.

Ministeria recipiunt vicarium, sed non item pleraque judicaria.

The offices of servants admit of a substitute, but not in
like manner do most judicatory offices.

Minor, meliorem conditionem suam facere potest, deteriorem nequaquam.

A minor may make his condition better, by no means worse.

Minor non tenetur placitare super hæreditate.

The minor is not bound to defend himself with respect to an
inheritance.

Minor non tenetur respondere durante minori ætate; (nisi in causa dotis, propter favorem.)

The minor is not bound to answer during his minority,
unless in the case of a dowry on account of favour.

Minus est actionem habere, quam rem.

It is less to have an action than the property.

Mobilia sequuntur personam.

Moveables follow the person.

Misera est servitus ubi jus est vagum aut incognitum.

Bondage is miserable where the law is vague or uncertain.

Mitius imperanti melius paretur.

The more mildly a man commands, the better is he obeyed.

Modus de non decimando non valet.

A mode of not taking tithes is unavailing.

Modus debet esse certus, rationabilis, et perantiquus.

A mode ought to be certain, reasonable, and very ancient.

Modus et conventio vincunt legem.

A mode and agreement overcome law.

Moneta est justum medium et mensura rerum commutabilium.

Money is a just medium and measure of things interchanged.

Monopolia dicitur, cum unus solus aliquod genus mercaturæ universum emit, pretium ad suum libitum statuens.

Monopoly is said to take place, when one buys wholly any
kind of merchandise, fixing the price at his own pleasure.

Mora reprobatur in lege.

Delay is reprobated in law.

Morte donantis donatio confirmatur.

A donation is confirmed by the death of the donor.

Mos pro lege.

Custom is for law.

Multa non legibus humanis sed foro divino pertinent.

Many things belong not to human laws, but to the divine
cognizance.

Multa non vetat lex quæ tamen tacite damnat.

The law does not prohibit many things which however it
silently condemns.

Multi multa nemo omnia novit.

Many know many things; nobody knows all things.

Multa transeunt cum universitate quæ non per se transeunt.

Many things pass with the generality which do not pass by
themselves.

Multiplicata transgressione crescat pœnæ inflicto.

Let the infliction of punishment increase as transgression
multiplies.

Multitudo imperitorum perdit curiam.

A multitude of unskilful persons ruin the court.

Mutata forma interemitur prope substantia rei.

The substance of a thing is almost destroyed, its form
being changed.

N.

Natura appetit perfectum; ita et lex.

Nature desires what is perfect; so does the law.

Natura non facit vacuum, nec lex supervacuum.

Nature makes no vacuum, nor does the law make any thing
superfluous.

Naturale est quidlibet dissolvi eo modo quo ligatur.

It is natural that any thing be dissolved in the same way
in which it is bound.

Ne in crastinum quod possis hodie.

Do not put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day.

Ne licitatorem venditor apponat.

Let not the seller appoint a person to bid.

Necessitas excusat aut extenuat delictum in capitalibus, quod non operatur idem in civilibus.

Necessity excuses or extenuates a transgression in capital
cases, which does not operate the same in civil cases.

Necessitas facit licitum quod alias non est licitum.

Necessity makes a thing lawful, which otherwise is unlawful.

Necessitas inducit privilegium quod jure privatur.

Necessity brings in a privilege which is taken away by law.

Necessitas non habet legem.

Necessity hath no law.

Necessitas publica major est quam privata.

Public necessity is greater than private necessity.

Necessitas quod cogit, defendit.

What necessity compels to do, it defends.

Necessitas sub lege non continetur, quia quod alias non est licitum necessitas facit licitum.

Necessity is not bound down under law; because what in
other cases is not lawful, necessity makes lawful.

Necessitas vincet legem,—legum vincula irridet.

Necessity will overcome the law,—baffles the restraints of
law.

Nefarium per formulas legis laqueos innectere innocentibus.

It is infamous to lay snares for the innocent, by means of
the forms of law.

Negatio destruit negationem.

Denial destroys denial.

Negatio non potest probari.

Denial cannot be proved.

Nemini in alium plus licet quam concessum est legibus.

More is allowed to no one against another, than what is
granted by the laws.

Neminem oportet legibus esse sapientiorem.

It behoves no one to be wiser than the laws.

Nemo aliquam partem recte intelligere potest, antequam totum, iterum atque iterum perlegit.

Nobody can rightly understand any part before he peruses
the whole again and again.

Nemo bis punitur pro eodem delicto.

Nobody is punished twice for the same transgression.

Nemo bis in periculum veniet pro eodem delicto.

Nobody shall come twice into danger for the same crime.

Nemo cogitur rem suam vendere, etiam justo pretio.

Nobody is forced to sell his own property even for a just
price.

Nemo contra factum suam venire potest.

Nobody can come against his own deed.

Nemo damnum facit, nisi qui id fecit, quod facere jus non habet.

Nobody occasions a loss but he who did that which he had
not a right to do.

Nemo dat qui non habet.

He who hath not cannot give.

Nemo debet bis puniri pro uno delicto; et Deus non agit bis in ipsum.

Nobody ought to be punished twice for one fault; and God
does not act twice against him.

Nemo debet bis vexari, si constet curiæ, quod pro una et eadem causa.

Nobody ought to be twice harassed, if it be certain to the
court, that it is for one and the same cause.

Nemo debet esse judex in propria causa.

No one ought to be a judge in his own cause.

Nemo debet locupletari ex alterius incommodo.

No one ought to be enriched at the expense of another.

Nemo debet rem suam sine facto aut defectu suo amittere.

Nobody ought to lose his own property, without his own deed
or deficiency.

Nemo dubitat, solvendo videre cum qui defenditur.

No one hesitates by means of paying to see him who is
defended.

Nemo est hæres viventis.

Nobody is the heir of the person living.

Nemo est supra leges.

Nobody is above the laws.

Nemo ex dolo suo proprio relevetur, aut auxilium capiat.

Let no one be relieved, or derive assistance from his own
proper fraud.

Nemo ex his qui negant se debere, prohibitur etiam alia defensione uti; nisi lex impedit.

No one of those who deny that they are owing, is prohibited
also to use another defence, unless, the law hinders.

Nemo ex suo delicto meliorem suam conditionem facere potest.

Nobody can make his condition better from his own crime.

Nemo factum a se alienum tenetur scire.

Nobody is bound to know an act or deed foreign to himself.

Nemo forrestam habet nisi rex.

Nobody has a forest but the king.

Nemo ideo obligatur, quia recepturus est ab alio quod præstiterit.

Nobody is bound, therefore, because he is about to receive
from another what he hath performed.

Nemo idoneus publicum munus impositum potest recusare.

No fit person may refuse a public office imposed upon
himself.

Nemo igitur ad littus maris accedere prohibetur.

Nobody, therefore, is prohibited to approach the sea shore.

Nemo inauditus nec summonitus condemnari debet, si non sit contumax.

Nobody ought to be condemned unheard, or without being
summoned, if he be not contumacious.

Nemo, qui condemnare potest, absolvere non potest.

No one who can condemn, is unable to acquit.

Nemo judex esse debet in propria causa.

Nobody ought to be a judge in his own cause.

Nemo locupletandus est cum detrimento alterius.

Nobody is to be enriched by the loss of another.

Nemo militans Deo implicet se negotiis secularibus.

No one serving God should entangle himself with secular
affairs.

Nemo plus commodi hæredi suo relinquit, quam ipse habuit.

Nobody leaves more advantage to his heir than he himself
had.

Nemo plus juris ad alium transferre potest, quam ipse haberet.

Nobody can transfer more privilege to another, than he
should have.

Nemo potest contra recordum verificare per patriam.

Nobody can certify against a record through the country.

Nemo potest episcopo mandare præter regem.

Nobody can give a mandate to a bishop, except the king.

Nemo potest esse tenens et dominus.

Nobody can be both tenant and master.

Nemo potest facere per alium quod per se non potest.

Nobody can do by another what he cannot do by himself.

Nemo potest gladii potestatem sibi datam, vel cujus alterius coercitionis, ad alium transferre.

Nobody can transfer to another the power of the sword given
to himself, or of any other coercion.

Nemo potest immittere in alienum.

Nobody can send into another’s field.

Nemo potest mutare consilium suum in alterius injuriam.

Nobody can change his plan to the injury of another.

Nemo potest mutare consilium suum in præjudicium alterius.

Nobody can change his design to the prejudice of another.

Nemo potest nisi quod de jure potest.

No one can do any thing but what he can do by law.

Nemo potest plus juris ad alium transferre quam ipse habet.

Nobody can transfer more right to another than he has
himself.

Nemo potest sibi mutare causam possessionis.

Nobody can change for himself the cause of his possession.

Nemo prædo est, qui pretium numeravit.

Nobody is a pirate, who hath told down the price.

Nemo præsumitur donare.

Nobody is presumed to give a donation.

Nemo procerum vel in jurata poni vel seniscallus manerii esse debet propter dignitatem.

No nobleman can either act as a juryman, or hold a menial
office, on account of his dignity.

Nemo prohibetur pluribus defensionibus uti.

Nobody is prohibited to use many defences.

Nemo proprietatem rei sibi quærat invito domino.

Let no one ask the property of a thing to himself, while
the owner is unwilling.

Nemo prudens punit ut præterita revocentur, sed ut futura præveniantur.

No prudent person punishes that past offences may be
recalled, but that future ones may be prevented.

Nemo punitur pro alieno delicto.

Nobody is punished for another person’s transgression.

Nemo qui non sit clericus beneficium clericale habebit bis.

No one who is not a clergyman shall have a clerical
benefice twice.

Nemo rem suam amittat, nisi ex facto aut delicto suo aut neglectu.

Let no one lose his own property, unless by his own deed,
transgression, or neglect.

Nemo tenetur armare adversarium contra se.

Nobody is bound to arm his adversary against himself.

Nemo tenetur edere instrumenta contra se.

Nobody is bound to furnish arms against himself.

Nemo tenetur jurare in suam turpitudinem.

Nobody is bound to swear to his own disgrace.

Nemo tenetur seipsum accusare.

Nobody is bound to accuse himself.

Nemo videtur fraudare eos, qui sciunt et consentiunt.

Nobody appears to defraud those who know and consent.

Neque leges, neque senatus consulta ita scribi possunt, ut omnes casus, qui quandoque inciderint, comprehendantur; sed sufficit ea quæ plærumque accidunt contineri.

Neither laws nor acts of parliament can be so written that
they may comprehend all cases which at any one time shall
have happened; but it is sufficient that those be contained
in them, which for the most part happen.

Nihil calliditate stultius.

Nothing is more foolish than cunning.

Nihil dat qui non habet.

He gives nothing who has nothing.

Nihil facit error nominis cum de corpore constat.

A mistake with regard to the name does nothing, when we are
certain of the person.

Nihil in lege intolerabilius est, eandem rem diverso jure censeri.

Nothing is more intolerable in law, than that the same
thing be judged by a different rule.

Nihil interest, ipso jure quis actionem non habeat, an per exceptionem infirmetur.

It is of no consequence in the law itself, who may not have
an action, or may be weakened by an exception.

Nihil magis consentaneum est, quam ut iisdem modis res dissolvatur quibus constituerit.

Nothing is more agreeable than that a matter be dissolved
by the same means by which it was constituted.

Nihil perfectum est dum aliquid restat agendum.

Nothing is perfect while something remains to be done.

Nihil potest rex nisi quod de jure potest.

The king can do nothing, unless what he can do by the law.

Nihil quod est contra rationem est licitum.

Nothing which is against reason is lawful.

Nihil quod inconveniens est, licitum est.

Nothing which is inconvenient is allowed.

Nihil tam naturale est, quam eo genere quidque dissolvere, quo colligatum est. Ideo verborum obligatio verbis tollitur; nudi consensus obligatio contrario consensu dissolvitur.

Nothing is so natural as to dissolve any thing in the way
in which it was bound together. Therefore the obligation
of words is taken away by words; the obligation of mere
consent is dissolved by the contrary consent.

Nihil tam conveniens est naturali æquitati quam unumquodque dissolvi eo ligamine quo ligatum est.

There is nothing so agreeable to natural equity, than that
every thing be dissolved by that tie by which it was bound.

Nihil tam conveniens est naturali æquitati quam voluntatem domini rem suam in alium transferre, ratam habere.

Nothing is so agreeable to natural equity, as to reckon
valid the will of a master to transfer his property to
another.

Nihil tam proprium est imperii quam legibus vivere.

Nothing is so peculiar to empire, as to live by the laws.

Nihil tam naturale est, quam eo genere quodque dissolvere quo colligatum est.

Nothing is so natural as to dissolve any thing in that way
in which it was bound.

Nihil cuiquam expedit quod per leges non licet.

What is not allowed by the laws is profitable to none.

Nil iniquius quam æquitatem nimis intendere.

Nothing is so unjust as to stretch equity too far.

Nil tam proprium imperii ac libertatis quam legibus vivere.

Nothing is so peculiar to empire and liberty, as to live by
the laws.

Nil utile aut honestum quod legibus contrarium.

Nothing is useful or honourable, which is contrary to the
laws.

Nimia certitudo certitudinem ipsam destruit.

Too great certainty destroys certainty itself.

Nimia subtilitas in lege reprobatur.

Too much subtility is reprobated in the law.

Nolumus leges Angliæ mutari quæ hujusque usitatæ sunt atque approbatæ.

We are unwilling that the laws of England should be
changed, which hitherto have been in common use and
approved.

Non accipi debent verba in falsum quæ competunt in verum.

Words ought not to be received for a falsehood which are
competent to truth.

Non alienat, qui duntaxat omittit possessionem.

He does not alienate who merely omits possession.

Non alio modo puniatur aliquis, quam secundum quod se habet condemnatio.

No one can be punished in any other way, than according to
what his condemnation is.

Non capitur, qui jus publicum sequitur.

He is not taken who follows public right.

Non crimen per se neque privatum damnum sed publicum malum leges spectant.

The laws do not regard a crime by itself, nor as a private
loss, but as a public evil.

Non dat qui contra leges dat.

He does not give, who gives contrary to law.

Non debeo melioris conditionis esse, quam auctor meus, a quo jus in me transit.

I ought not to be in a better condition than my author,
from whom the right passes to me.

Non debet alteri per alterum iniqua conditio inferri.

An unjust condition ought not to be brought forward to one,
by means of another.

Non debet, cui plus licet, quod minus est non licere.

To whom more is allowed, that which is less ought to be
allowed.

Non debet actori licere, quod reo non permittitur.

That ought not to be allowed to the pursuer, which is not
permitted to the defender.

Non decipitur, qui scit se decipi.

He is not deceived, who knows that he is himself deceived.

Non defendere videtur, non tantum qui latitat, sed et is qui præsens negat se defendere, aut non vult suscipere actionem.

Not only he who sculks, but likewise he who when present
refuses to defend himself, or does not wish to undertake an
action, seems not to defend.

Non effecit affectus nisi sequatur effectus.

The inclination has had no effect, unless the effect follow.

Non est disputandum contra principia negantem.

We must not dispute against a person denying first
principles.

Non est lex sed servitus ad tenere quibus non consenseris.

To be held by the things to which you may not have
consented, is not law, but servitude.

Non est deleganda reipublicæ cura personæ non idoneæ.

The care of the republic is not to be delegated to an
improper person.

Non est dives rex ubi subditi pauperes.

The king is not rich, when his subjects are poor.

Non est novum, ut quæ semel utiliter constituta sunt durent, licet ille casus extiterit, a quo initium capere non potuerint.

It is not strange, that what have once advantageously been
constituted endure, although the case may exist, from which
they could not have taken a beginning.

Non est singulis concedendum quod publice per magistratum fieri possit, ne occasio sit majoris tumultus faciendi.

We must not grant to individuals, what can be publicly done
by a magistrate, lest there should be an occasion of making
a greater tumult.

Non morbus plerumque sed curatio neglecta interficit.

It is not the disease, which for the most part kills, but
the neglecting of the cure.

Non minor est proditio legis quam regem velle perdere.

The betraying of the law, is not less than to wish to
destroy the king.

Non minus sunt turpia principi multa supplicia quam medico multa funera.

Many punishments are no less disgraceful to a prince, than
many funerals to a physician.

Non potest rex gratiam facere cum injuria alterius.

The king cannot do a favour to the injury of another.

Non omnia domino in servos licita.

All things are not allowed to a master towards his servants.

Non solet deterior conditio fieri eorum, qui litem contestati sunt, quam si non, sed plerumque melior.

The condition of those who have contested a suit, is not
wont to be worse, than if they had not, but for the most
part better.

Non valet impedimentum quod de jure non sortitur effectum.

An impediment is not valid, which does not obtain effect
from law.

Non videtur cepisse, qui per exceptionem a petitione removetur.

He does not seem to have obtained right, who by exception
is removed from making his request.

Non videtur consensum retinuisse, si quis ex præscripto minantis aliquid immutavit.

He does not seem to have still given his consent, if any
one hath changed any thing by the command of a person
threatening him.

Non videtur quisquam id capere, quod ei necesse est alii restituere.

No one seems to obtain that which it is necessary for him
to restore unto another.

Non videntur rem amittere, quibus propria non fuit.

They do not seem to lose their property to whom it did not
belong.

Non videntur, qui errant consentire.

They do not seem to consent, who commit a mistake.

Novum judicium non dat novum jus, sed declarat antiquum; quia judicium est juris dictum, et per judicium jus est noviter revelatum quod diu fuit velatum.

A new trial does not give a new law, but declares the
ancient law; because a trial is the dictate of law, and by
trial the law is revealed of new, which for a long time was
veiled.

Novatio non præsumitur.

Innovation is not presumed.

Nothus nullius est filius.

A bastard is the son of nobody.

Nudum pactum est ubi nulla subest causa præter conventionem; sed ubi subest causa, fit obligatio, et parit actionem.

A mere naked bargain is, where no cause exists, except
agreement; but where a cause exists, an obligation takes
place, and is the foundation of an action.

Nulla impossibilia aut inhonesta sunt præsumenda; vera autem et honesta et possibilia.

No impossible or dishonourable things are to be presumed;
but true, honourable, and possible things.

Nulla pœna capitis nulla quæ hominum remve ejus destruat esse potest nisi legibus præfinita.

No capital punishment, no punishment which may destroy
either a man or his property can be, unless determined by
the law beforehand.

Nulla res vehementius rempublicam continet quam fides.

Nothing holds the state more strongly together than honesty.

Nulla virtus, nulla scientia, locum suum et dignitatem, conservare potest sine modestia.

No virtue, no knowledge, can preserve its place and
dignity, without moderation.

Nulla unquam de morte hominis cunctatio longa est.

No delay is ever long about the death of a man.

Nullius charta legibus potest derogare.

The written deed of no one can derogate from the laws.

Nulli vendemus nulli negabimus aut differemus justitiam vel rectum.

To none shall we sell, to none shall we deny, or put off
justice, or rectitude.

Nullum crimen patitur is qui non prohibet, cum prohibere (non) potest.

He is chargeable with no crime who does not hinder when he
has no power to hinder.

Nullum damnum sine remedio.

There is no loss without a remedy.

Nullum exemplum est idem omnibus.

No example is the same to all.

Nullum iniquum est præsumendum in jure.

Nothing unjust is to be presumed in law.

Nullum iniquum in jure præsumendum est.

No injustice is to be presumed in law.

Nullum medicamentum est idem omnibus.

No remedy is applicable to all cases.

Nullum simile est idem.

No similar thing is the same.

Nullum tempus occurrit regi: Rex nunquam moritur.

No time occurs to the king; the king never dies.

Nullum tempus occurrit regi: Rex nunquam.

No time occurs to the king; the king never fails.

Nullus commodum capere potest de injuria sua propria.

No one can derive advantage from his own proper injury.

Nullus dicitur accessorius post feloniam, sed ille qui novit principalem feloniam fecisse.

None is called an accessory after felony, but he who knows
that he committed the principal felony.

Nullus recedat e curia cancellaria sine remedio.

Let no one apply to the court of chancery without obtaining
redress.

Nullus videtur dolo facere qui jure suo utitur.

No one seems to act with guile, who uses his own right.

Nunquam concluditur in falso.

A conclusion is never drawn in a supposed case.

Nunquam crescit ex post facto præteriti delicti æstimatio.

The estimation of a past transgression never increases from
an after-deed.

Nunquam decurritur ad extraordinarium sed ubi deficit ordinarium.

Recourse is never had to an extraordinary case, but when an
ordinary one fails.

Nunquam nimis dicitur quod nunquam satis dicitur.

Too much is never spoken when never enough is spoken.

Nunquam præscribitur in falso.

Prescription is never founded in falsehood.

Nunquam recurritur ad extraordinarium ubi valet ordinarium.

We never have recourse to an extraordinary instance, when
an ordinary one is valid.

Nuptias, non concubitus, sed consensus facit.

Not cohabitation, but consent, constitutes marriage.

O.

Ob reverentiam personarium et metum perjurii.

A person’s embarrassment proceeds from respect and fear of
perjury.

Obedientia est legis essentia.

Obedience is the essence of the law.

Oderunt peccare boni, virtutis amore.

The good hate to sin, from a love of virtue.

Oderunt peccare mali, formidine pœnæ.

The wicked hate to sin, from a fear of punishment.

Odio et amore judex careat.

Let a judge be free from hatred and love.

Odiosa et inhonesta non sunt in lege præsumenda; et in facto quod se habet ad bonum et malum, magis de bono quam de malo præsumendum est.

Odious and dishonourable things are not to be presumed in
law; and in facts which relate to good and evil, it is more
to be presumed concerning good, than concerning evil.

Officium nemini debet esse damnosum.

Duty ought to be hurtful to none.

Omne actum ab agentis intentione est judicandum.

Every action is to be judged from the intention of the
agent.

Omne crimen ebrietas et incendit, detegit, et auget.

Drunkenness both inflames, detects, and aggravates every
crime.

Omne jus et omnis actio injuriarum tempore finita et circumscripta sunt.

Every law and every action is finished and circumscribed by
the time of the injury.

Omne testamentum morte consummatum est.

Every testament is completed by the death of the testator.

Omnes in defensionem reipublicæ vita bonisque omnibus cives tenentur.

All subjects are bound to defend the republic with their
life and all their goods.

Omnia Deo gratia, hominibus utilia reipublicæ honesta privatis justa et commoda probant leges: et pro viribus cuique imponunt.

The laws approve all things agreeable to God, useful to
men, honourable to the state, just and advantageous to
private persons, and impose them upon every one according
to his faculties.

Omnia delicta in aperto leviora sunt.

All transgressions openly committed are less.

Omnia honeste et ordine fiant.

Let all things be done honourably, and in order.

Omnia præsumuntur solemniter esse acta.

All actions are usually presumed to be done in a solemn
manner.

Omnia præsumuntur in odium spoliatoris.

All things are presumed in hatred of the spoiler.

Omnia præsumuntur legibus facta.

All things are presumed done by the laws.

Omnia præsumuntur legitime facta, donec probetur in contrarium.

All things are presumed lawfully done, until it be proved
to the contrary.

Omnia præsumuntur solemniter.

All things are presumed to be done with the usual solemnity.

Omnia quæcunque causæ cognitionem desiderant, per libellum expedire non possunt.

All things which require cognizance, cannot be explained by
a memorial.

Omnia, quæ jure contrahuntur, contrario jure pereunt.

All things which are contracted by law, perish by a
contrary law.

Omnia quæ sunt uxoris sunt ipsius viri: non habet uxor potestatem suæ, sed vir.

All things which belong to the wife, belong to her husband;
the wife has no power herself, but the husband.

Omnia uxoris durante conjugio, mariti sunt.

All things pertaining to the wife, belong to the husband
while marriage continues.

Omnis conclusio boni et veri judicii, sequitur ex bonis et veris præmissis et dictis juratorum.

Every result of a good and fair trial follows, from the
good and fair premises, and words of the jurors.

Omnis consensus tollit errorem.

All consent takes away error.

Omnis contractus turpitudinis legibus invisus.

Every disgraceful contract is odious to the laws.

Omnis definitio in jure civili periculosa est, parum est enim ut non subverti possit.

Every definition in the civil law is dangerous, for there
is a chance of its being overturned.

Omnis indemnatus pro innoxio legibus habetur.

Every uncondemned person is reckoned as innocent by the
laws.

Omnis innovatio plus novitate perturbat quam utilitate prodest.

Every innovation disturbs more by its novelty, than it does
good by its utility.

Omnis lascivia legibus vetita.

All wantonness is forbidden by the laws.

Omnis nova constitutio futuris temporibus formam imponere debet; non præteritis.

Every new constitution ought to impose a form on future
times, not on past times.

Omnis hæreditas quamvis postea adeatur, tamen cum tempore mortis continuatur.

In whatever manner any inheritance may be entered upon, yet
it is continued till the time of death.

Omnibus infra regnum orantibus legis remedium patet.

The remedy of the law lies open to all within the kingdom
who ask it.

Optima interpres legum consuetudo.

Custom is the best interpreter of the laws.

Optimus interpretandi modus est, sic leges interpretare ut leges legibus concordant.

The best method of interpreting, is so to interpret the
laws, that laws agree with laws.

Optimus interpres rerum usus.

Use is the best interpreter of things.

Optimus legum interpres consuetudo.

Custom is the best interpreter of laws.

P.

Pacta dant legem contractui.

Bargains give a law to contract.

Pacta privata juri publico derogare non possunt.

Private bargains cannot derogate from public right.

Pacta quæ contra leges constitutionesque vel contra bonos mores fiunt, nullam vim habere indubitati juris est.

It is a part of established law, that bargains have
no force which are made against laws, and constituted
authorities are against good manners.

Pacta reciproca vel utrosque ligant vel neutrum.

Mutual bargains bind both parties, or neither.

Pacta vel ex naturæ et sanguinis vi, vel ex mutuo fructu, vel ex auctoritate et præsumptione legis obligant.

Bargains are binding either from the ties of nature and
blood, or from mutual advantage, or from authority, and
from presumption of law.

Pactis privatorum publico juri derogari nequit.

By the bargains of private persons, nothing can be
derogated from public law.

Pacto aliquod licitum est quod sine pacto non admittitur.

Any thing is allowed by a bargain, which is not admitted
without a bargain.

Panis egentium vita pauperum et qui defraudat eos vir sanguinis.

He is a man of violence, who deprives the indigent poor of
bread, and who defrauds them.

Par in parem imperium non habet.

Equal has no power over equal.

Par scientiæ pares contrahentes facit.

Like makes those who repair to him, his like in wisdom.

Paribus sententiis reus absolvitur.

A guilty person is absolved by an equal number of votes,
for or against him.

Parentum est liberos alere etiam nothos.

It is the duty of parents to maintain their children, even
bastards.

Partem aliquam recte intelligere nemo potest, antequam totum, iterum atque iterum, perlegerit.

Nobody can rightly understand any part, before he hath
perused the whole again and again.

Partes rei sunt favorabiliores.

The condition of the defender is more favourable.

Parum proficit scire quid fieri debet, si non cognoscas quo modo sit faciendum.

It is of little avail to know what ought to be done, if you
do not know how it may be done.

Particeps criminis non est audiendus.

The accomplice of a crime is not to be heard.

Paribus sententiis reus absolvitur.

The accused is acquitted by an equal number of votes, for,
or against him.

Patefactio rei trahit ad se remedium.

The disclosing of a matter draws a remedy to itself.

Partus ex legitimo thoro non certius noscit matrem quam genitorem suum.

The offspring of a lawful marriage does not more certainly
know its mother than its father.

Partus sequitur ventrem.

The offspring follows the mother.

Pater est quem nuptiæ demonstrant.

He is the father whom the marriage demonstrates to be so.

Paterna paternis, materna maternis.

Paternal things belong to a father, maternal things to the
mother.

Peccata contra naturam sunt gravissima.

Sins against nature are most heinous.

Pecunia dicitur a _pecus_, omnes enim veterum divitiæ in animalibus consistebant.

The Latin name for money is derived from another Latin
term signifying cattle; for all the riches of the ancients
consisted of animals.

Pejus est judicio quam per vim injuste facere.

It is worse to act in a trial unjustly, than by force.

Pendente lite nihil innovetur.

When the law-suit is pending, let there be no innovation.

Pendenti lite nihil innovandum.

While a law-suit is depending, no innovation ought to take
place.

Per rationes pervenitur ad legitimam (legalem) rationem.

We arrive at the legitimate meaning by reasonings.

Per varios actus, legem experientia fecit.

Experience has made law by various acts.

Pereat unus, ne pereant omnes.

Let one perish, lest all should perish.

Periculosum est quod non bonorum virorum comprobatur exemplis.

That is dangerous which is not countenanced by the examples
of good men.

Periculosum est res novas et inusitatas inducere.

It is dangerous to introduce strange and unusual things.

Perjurii pœna divina exitium humana dedecus.

The divine punishment of perjury is destruction; the human
punishment is disgrace.

Perjuri sunt qui servatis verbis juramenti decipiunt aures eorum qui accipiunt.

They are perjured who observing the words of an oath,
deceive the ears of those who hear them.

Perpetua lex est nullam legem humanam ac positivam perpetuam esse; et clausula quæ abrogationem excludit, ab initio non valet.

It is a perpetual law, that there is no human and positive
law perpetual; and the clause which excludes disannulling,
is not valid from the beginning.

Perpetuitatibus lex obsistit.

The law opposes perpetuities.

Persona conjuncta æquiparatur interesse proprio.

A conjunct person has an equal share in his own right.

Perspicua vera non sunt probanda.

Self-evident truths are not to be proved.

Pirata communis omnium hostis.

A pirate is the common enemy of all men.

Placita debent apte concludere.

The wills of superiors ought to conclude fitly.

Placita ex directo esse debent, et nil per inductionem supponere.

The writs of superiors ought to be directly expressed, and
to suppose nothing by way of induction or inference.

Placita negativa duo exitum non faciunt.

Two negative wills produce no effect.

Placitorum alia dilatoria, alia peremptoria.

Some edicts admit of delay, others are peremptory.

Placitum affirmativum sine negativo exitum non facit.

An affirmative will produces no effect without a negative.

Placitum debet esse verum, sufficiens, certum, simplex, et brevi congruens, et præcedentibus constans, et ordinem spectans.

A will ought to be true, sufficient, clear, simple, and
agreeing with the brief, and consisting with preceding
ones, and having regard to order.

Placitum mendax non est placitum.

A lying will, is not a will.

Placitum nemo cassabit nisi melius dando.

Nobody can make void a will, unless by giving what is
better.

Plus cautionis in re est, quam in persona.

There is more security in property, than in a person.

Plus enim valet quod agitur quam quod similate concipitur.

The matter in question is of greater weight than the
induction which can be taken from similar ones.

Plus exempla quam peccata nocent.

Examples do more harm than transgressions.

Plus peccat auctor quam per quem agitur.

The adviser is worse than the agent.

Plus peccat author quam actor.

The adviser transgresses more than the agent.

Plus valet oculatus testis unus, quam auriti decem.

One eye witness is more valid, than ten ear witnesses.

Plus valet vulgaris consuetudo, quam regalis concessio.

Common custom is more valid, than a royal grant.

Plus vident oculi quam oculus.

Two eyes see more than one.

Pœna ad paucos, metus ad omnes perveniat.

Let punishment come to a few, fear to all.

Pœna non debet ante ire crimen.

Punishment ought not to precede a crime.

Pœna et delicti defuncti hæres teneri non debet.

An heir cannot be bound by the punishment and transgression
of the deceased.

Pœnæ potius molliendæ, quam exasperandæ sunt.

Punishments are rather to be mitigated, than made more
severe.

Pœna vel remedium ex incrementio quod prius erat non tollit.

Neither punishment nor remedy, takes away from the increase
which was before.

Politiæ legibus non leges politiis adaptandæ.

Policies ought to be adapted to the laws, not laws to the
policies.

Pondere, numero, et mensura.

By weight, by number, and by measure.

Populus Anglicanus nemini servire aut consuevit aut debuit nisi Deo et legibus.

The people of England have been accustomed to be subject to
nobody, nor ought they; but to God and the laws.

Populus Anglicanus non nisi suis legibus quas ipse elegerit tenetur obtemperare.

The people of England are bound to obey only their own
laws, which they themselves have chosen.

Possessio contra omnes valet, præter eum cui jus sit possessionis.

Possession is valid against all, except him who has the
right of possession.

Possessio fratris de fœdo simplici facit sororem esse hæredem.

The possession of a brother of a simple feu, makes his
sister to be his heiress.

Possessio terminum tenentis, possessio reversionarii est habenda.

The possession of the tenant of a fund, is to be reckoned
the possession of a reversionary.

Posteriora derogant prioribus.

Latter things derogate from the former.

Potestas regia est facere justitiam.

To do justice is royal power.

Potior est conditio possidentis.

The condition of a possessor is preferable.

Potius est privatum incommodum quam publicum malum.

A private inconvenience, is better than a public evil.

Potentia debet sequi justitiam, non antecedere.

Power ought to follow justice, not to go before it.

Potestas suprema seipsum dissolvere potest, ligare non potest.

The supreme power can dissolve itself; it cannot bind
itself.

Præscriptio est titulus ex usu et tempore substantiam capiens ab authoritate legis.

Prescription is a title from use and time, deriving
substance from the authority of the law.

Præscriptio est titulus qui sequitur personam, ex usu et tempore substantiam capiens ex auctoritate legis.

Prescription is a title, which follows the person from use
and time, deriving substance from the authority of the law.

Præscriptio non datur in bona felonum nisi per recordum.

Prescription is not granted against the goods of felons,
unless by record.

Præsentia corporis tollit errorem nominis; et veritas nominis tollit errorem demonstrationis.

The presence of the body, takes away mistake of name; and
the truth of the name removes the error of demonstration.

Præsenti periculo succurrendum nequa oriri possit injuria.

We must bring relief to present danger, lest any injury may
arise.

Præstat cautela quam medela.

Caution is better than a remedy.

Præsumitur Rex habere omnia jura in scrinio pectoris sui.

The king is presumed to have all the law, in the recess of
his heart.

Præsumptio violenta valet in lege.

Strong presumption is valid in law.

Prætextu liciti non debet admitti illicitum.

An unlawful thing ought not to be admitted under a lawful
pretext.

Prærogativum est, ejus Regis bonum et antiquum, in decus et tutamen regni, secundum bonas et antiquas populi libertates et legis Anglicanæ leges et consuetudines.

Prerogative is the good and ancient right of the king, for
the honour and protection of the kingdom, according to the
good and ancient liberties of the people, and the usages
and customs of the English laws.

Pretium succedit in loco rei.

A price comes in the place of the property.

Primus actus judicii est judicis approbatorius.

The first act of a trial, is the approbatory act of the
judge.

Principalis debet semper excuti antequam perveniatur ad fidei jussores.

The principal ought always to be discussed, before recourse
be had to his cautioners.

Principia data sequuntur concomitantia.

When principal things are granted, concomitants follow.

Principia probant, non probantur.

Principles prove, are not proved.

Principiis obsistendum.

We must resist principles.

Principis beneficium debet esse mansurum.

The favour of a prince ought to be permanent.

Privatorum conventio juri publico non derogat.

The agreement of a private person, does not derogate from
public law.

Privatum commodum publico cedit.

Private advantage yields to public.

Privilegium non valet contra rempublicam.

Privilege is not valid against the state.

Pro possessore habetur, qui dolo desiit possidere.

He is considered as a possessor, who no longer possesses by
fraud.

Pro possessore habetur, qui dolo injuriave desiit possidere.

He is considered as a possessor, who no longer possesses by
fraud or injury.

Probandi necessitas incumbit illi qui agit.

The necessity of proving, lies on him who raises the action.

Probationes debent esse evidentes, perspicuæ et faciles intelligi.

Proofs ought to be evident, perspicuous, and easily
understood.

Prohibetur ne quis faciat in suo quod nocere possit alteri.

It is forbidden that any one should do in his own concern
what might hurt another.

Prohibetur ne quis faciat in suo quod nocere possit in alieno.

It is prohibited that any one should do in his own concern,
what may be hurtful to another person.

Propinquior excludit propinquium; et propinquus remotum, et remotus remotiorem.

A nearer relation excludes propinquity; and a relation a
remote person; and a remote person, one more remote.

Proprium est Regis gratiam delicti facere.

It is the prerogative of the king to pardon a transgression.

Proprietates verborum servandæ sunt.

The proprieties of words are to be observed.

Protectio trahit subjectionem, et subjectio protectionem.

Protection draws along with it subjection, and subjection
protection.

Proximus sum egomet mihi.

I myself am nearest to myself.

Prudenter agit qui præcepto legis obtemperat.

He acts prudently who obeys the precept of the laws.

Q.

Quæ ad unum finem loquuta sunt, non debent ad alium detorqueri.

What things have been spoken to one purpose ought not to be
improperly applied to another.

Quæ cohærent personæ a persona separari nequeunt.

Things inherent to a person, cannot be separated from a
person.

Quæ communi legi derogant stricte interpretantur.

The things which derogate from common law, are strictly
interpreted.

Quæ contra rationem juris introducta sunt, non debent trahi in consequentiam.

What things are introduced against the rule of right, ought
not to be drawn into consequence.

Quæ dubitationis causa tollendæ inseruntur, communem legem non lædunt.

What things are inserted for the sake of removing
ambiguity, do not hurt common law.

Quæ dubitationis tollendæ causa contractibus inseruntur, jus commune non lædunt.

What things are inserted in contracts for the purpose of
taking away ambiguity, do not hurt common law.

Quæ in partes dividi nequeunt solida a singulis præstantur.

What cannot be divided into parts, are performed in the
lump by individuals.

Quæ in testamento ita sunt scripta, ut intelligi non possint: perinde sunt, ac si scripta non essent.

What things are so written in a testament that they cannot
be understood, are just as if they had not been written.

Quæ incontinenti vel certo fiunt inesse videntur.

Those things which are done at once, or certainly, seem to
be inherent.

Quæ inter alios acta sunt nemini nocere debent, sed prodesse possunt.

What things are done among others, ought to hurt nobody,
but may do good.

Quæ legi communi derogant non sunt trahenda in exemplum.

What things derogate from common law, are not to be drawn
into example.

Quæ non valeant (prosunt) singula, juncta juvant.

Those things which are of no avail when single, are
profitable when joined.

Quæ non valerent singula, juncta juvant.

What things would not avail single, are profitable when
joined.

Quæ præter consuetudinem et morem majorem fiunt, neque placent, neque recte videntur.

What things are done contrary to custom and ancient usage,
neither please nor seem to be proper.

Quæ rerum natura prohibentur, nulla lege confirmata sunt.

What things are prohibited in the nature of things, are
confirmed by no law.

Quæ singula non prosunt, juncta juvant.

Single things which do no good, assist when combined.

Quæ sunt temporalia ad agendum, sunt perpetua ad excipiendum.

What things are temporal with regard to action, are
perpetual for receiving.

Quæcunque intra rationem legis inveniuntur, intra ipsam legem esse judicantur.

Whatsoever things are found within the meaning of the law,
are judged to be within the reach of the law.

Quæcunque lex vult fieri non vult frustra fieri.

Whatsoever the law wishes to be done, it wishes not to be
done in vain.

Quædam in majus malum vitandum permittet lex quæ tamen nequaquam probet.

The law allows certain things for the avoiding of a greater
evil, which, however, it by no means approves.

Quælibet concessio fortissime contra donatorem interpretanda est.

Any grant is most forcibly to be interpreted against the
donor.

Quælibet pœna corporalis quamvis minima, major est qualibet pœna pecuniaria.

The least corporeal punishment, is greater than any
pecuniary punishment.

Quæstio fit de legibus, non de personis.

A question is made concerning the laws, not concerning
persons.

Qualitas quæ inesse debet, facile præsumitur.

The quality which ought to be inherent, is easily presumed.

Quamvis aliquid ex se non sit malum, tamen si sit mali exempli, non est faciendum.

Although a thing is not bad of itself, however, if it has a
tendency to set a bad example, it is not to be done.

Quamvis lex generaliter loquitur, restringenda tamen est ut cessante ratione et ipsa cessat: cum enim ratio sit anima vigorque ipsius legis, non videtur legislator id sensisse quod ratione careat, etiamsi verborum generalitas prima facie aliter suadeat.

Although the law speaks in the general, it is, however, to
be restricted that while the reason, or meaning ceaseth,
itself likewise ceaseth; for since reason is the soul and
strength of the law itself, the legislator does not seem
to have intended that which wants a reason, although the
generality of words may at first sight induce us to believe
otherwise.

Quamvis aliquid per se non sit malum, tamen si sit mali exempli, non est faciendum.

Although any thing may not be evil of itself, however, if
it be of bad example, it is not to be done.

Quando aliquid cui conceditur, conceditur et id per quod pervenitur ad illud.

When any thing is granted to any one, likewise that is
granted by which he comes to it.

Quando aliquid prohibetur ex directo, prohibetur et per obliquum.

When any thing is prohibited directly, it is prohibited
likewise indirectly.

Quando aliquid prohibetur, prohibetur omne id per quod devenitur ad illud.

When any thing is prohibited, that also is prohibited by
which we come to that.

Quando charta continet generalem clausulam, posteaque descendit ad verba specialia, quæ clausulæ generali sunt consentanea, interpretanda est charta secundum verba specialia.

When a charter contains a general clause, and afterwards
descends to special expressions, which are agreeable to the
general clause, the charter is to be interpreted according
to the special words.

Quando lex aliquid alicui concedit, concedere videtur id sine quo res ipsa esse non potest.

When the law grants any thing to any one, it seems to grant
that without which the thing itself cannot exist.

Quando lex aliquid alicui concedit, omnia incidentia tacite conceduntur.

When the law grants any thing to any one, all incidental
things are tacitly granted.

Quando lex est specialis, ratio autem generalis, generaliter lex est intelligenda.

When the law is special, but the reason general, the law is
to be generally understood.

Quando plus fit quam fieri debet, videtur etiam illud fieri quod faciendum fuit.

When more is done than ought to be done, that too seems to
be done, which should have been done.

Quando verba statuti sunt specialia, ratio autem generalis, generaliter statutum est intelligendum.

When the words of a statute are special, but the reason
general, the statute is to be understood generally.

Quemadmodo non respondent judices, ita, ea quæstionem juris non respondent juratores. [Transcriber’s Note: This maxim should read, “Quemadmodum ad quæstionem facti non respondent judices, ita ad quæstionem juris non respondent juratores.”]

As judges do not reply, so, from that the jurors do not
answer a question of law.
[Transcriber’s Note: This translation should be, “As judges
do not answer to questions of fact, jurors do not answer to
questions of law.”]

Qui ab alio derivatum jus habet, non alia lege obtinebit ac is unde derivatum est.

He who hath a right derived from another, will not obtain
it by any other law than he from whom it is derived.

Qui abjurat regnum amittit regnum sed non regem, patriam, sed non patrem patriæ.

He who abjures the kingdom, loses the kingdom; but not the
king his native country, but not the father of his country.

Qui accusat integræ famæ sit et non criminosus.

Let him who accuses, be of unblemished character, and not
criminal.

Qui adimit medium dirimit finem.

He who takes away the middle, will demolish the end.

Qui alienas res negligenter perdit, aut vi vel dolo malo aufert, suas amittitio.

Whosoever negligently ruins another man’s property, or
takes it away by force, or evil fraud, let him lose his own.

Qui æquitatem petit, æquitatem faciat.

Whosoever demands justice, let him practise justice.

Qui aliquid statuerit, parte inaudita altera æquum licet dixerit, haud æquum fecerit.

He who shall have determined any thing, the one party being
unheard, though he may speak justice, hath not done what is
just.

Qui altari serviunt ab altari vivant.

They who serve at the altar, should live by the altar.

Qui alterum incusat ne in eodem saltem genere sit incusandus.

Let him who accuses another, not be accused, at least in
the same way.

Qui animo peccandi aliquid facit, videtur peccasse ab initio.

He who does any thing with the intention of transgressing,
seems to have transgressed from the beginning.

Qui beneficium legis extra ordinem quærit, puras manus afferto.

Whosoever seeks the benefit of the law extraordinarily, let
him lift up pure hands.

Qui bene distinguit, bene docet.

He who distinguishes well, teaches well.

Qui bene interrogat, bene docet.

He who interrogates well, teaches well.

Qui bonis viris pauperibus dat legibus opitulatur; qui malis et inertibus segetem malorum fovet et legum opprobrium.

He who assists good men in poverty, gives to the laws; he
who assists the wicked and inactive, fosters a multitude of
bad people, and is the disgrace of the laws.

Qui causa decedit causa cadit.

He who departs from his cause, falleth from his cause.

Qui cum alio contrahit, vel est, vel debet esse, non ignarus ejus conditionis; hæredi autem hoc imputari non potest, cum non sponte cum legatariis contrahit.

He who contracts with another, either is not, or ought not
to be ignorant of his condition; but this cannot be imputed
to his heir, since he contracts not of his own accord with
the legatees.

Qui dat pauperibus Deo dat.

He gives to God, who gives to the poor.

Qui destruit medium, destruit finem.

He who destroys the middle, destroys the end.

Qui dolo desierit possidere, pro possidente pro possessione dolus est.

He who shall cease to possess by craft, instead of a
possessor, is crafty for the possessor.

Qui inertibus dat industrios nudat.

He who gives to the sluggish, defrauds the industrious.

Qui ex parte testamenti aliquid donatum accipit, universo testamento stabit.

He who receives any thing by a part of a will, shall stand
by the whole will.

Qui extra causam divagatur calumniando, punitor.

Whosoever wanders out of his cause by uttering calumny, let
him be punished.

Qui facit per alium, facit per se.

He who acts by means of another, acts by himself.

Qui habet jurisdictionem absolvendi, habet jurisdictionem ligandi.

He who has the right of acquitting, has the right of
binding.

Qui hæret in litera hæret in cortice.

He who sticks to the letter, sticks merely to the bark.

Qui in alterius locum succedunt justam habent ignorantiæ causam, an id quod petitur deberetur: fide jussores, non minus quam hæredes, justam ignorantiam possunt allegare.

They who succeed in the room of another, have just cause
of ignorance; whether that which is sought for be due, the
sureties, no less than the heirs, can allege just ignorance.

Qui in utero est pro jam nato habetur, quoties de ejus commodo quæritur.

He who is in the womb, is reckoned as already born, as
often as the question is concerning his advantage.

Qui inscienter læsit scienter emendit.

He who ignorantly hath hurt, knowingly amends.

Qui jure suo utitur, nemini facit injuriam.

He who enjoys his own right, does injury to none.

Qui libenter, et sæpe, et parvula de re juramento se obstringit, perjurio proximus est.

He who willingly, and often, and concerning a small matter,
binds himself by an oath, is nearest to perjury.

Qui non cadunt in constantem virum, vani timores sunt æstimandi.

Those fears are to be considered as vain, which do not fall
upon a steady man.

Qui non habet in ære, luat in corpore: (ne quis peccetur impune).

Whosoever has no money, let him satisfy, in his person;
that no transgression should pass with impunity.

Qui non habet potestatem alienandi, habet necessitatem retinendi.

He who has not the power of alienating, has the necessity
of retaining.

Qui non improbat, approbat.

He who does not disapprove, approves.

Qui non libere veritatem pronunciat, proditor est veritatis.

He who does not freely declare the truth, is a betrayer of
the truth.

Qui non luat in crumina luat in corpore.

Whosoever cannot suffer in the purse, let him suffer in the
body.

Qui non negat fatetur.

He who does not deny, confesses.

Qui non obstat quod obstare potest, facere videtur.

He seems to do, who does not oppose what he can oppose.

Qui non peccavit pœnam non feret.

He who hath not transgressed, shall not suffer punishment.

Qui non propulsat, injuriam quando potest, infert.

He causes an injury, who does not oppose it, when he can.