Melius Est Petere Fontes Quam Sectari Rivulos

Concept of “Melius Est Petere Fontes Quam Sectari Rivulos”

Traditional meaning of melius est petere fontes quam sectari rivulos in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) It is better to seek the fountains than to follow out the streamlets.

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1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Melius Est Petere Fontes Quam Sectari Rivulos”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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