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.