- In testamentis ratio tacita non debet considerari, sed verba solum spectari debent; adeo per divinationem mentis a verbis recedere durum est
- In wills a secret intention ought not to be considered, but only the words ought to be regarded; it is so difficult to recede from the words by guessing at the intention.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.