Multa conceduntur per obliquum quae non conceduntur de directo. Many things are conceded indirectly¹ which are not allowed directly. 6 co. 47. Multa in jure communi contra rationem disputandi pro² communi ultilitate introducta sunt. Many things have been introduced into the common law, with a view to the public good, whic are inconsistent with sound reason. Co. Litt. 70; Broom's Max. 67; 2 Co. R. 75. See 3 T. R. 146; 7 T. R. 252.

Multa multo exercitatione facilius quam regulis percipies. You will perceive many things more easily by practice than by rules. 4 Co. Inst. 50.

Multa non vetat lex. quae tamen tacitä damnavit. The law forbids many things, which yet it has silently condemned³.

Multa transeunt cum universitate quae non per se transeunt. Many things pass as a whole which would not pass separately.

Multi multa, non omnia novit. Many men know many things, no one knows everything. 4 Co. Inst. 348.

Multiplex et indistinctum parit confusionem; et questiones quo simpliciores, eo lucidiores. Multiplicity and indistinctness produce confusion; the more simple questions are the more lucid⁴. Hob. 335.

MultiplicatÉ transgressione crescat paenae inflictio. The increase of punishment shouldbe in proportion to the increase of crime. 2 Co. Inst. 479.

Multitudo errantium non parit errori patrocinium. The multitude of those who err⁵ is no excuse for error. 11 Co. 75.

Multitudo imperitorum perdit curiam. A multitude of ignorant practitioners⁶ destroys a court. 2 Co. Inst. 219.

Natura appetit perfectum, ita et lex. Nature aspires⁷ to perfection, and so does the law. Hob. 144.