Forbearance; omission. Omne actum ab intentions agentis est judicandum. Every act is to be judged by the intention of the doer. Branch, Princ. Omne crimen ebrietas et incendit et detegit. Drunkenness both inflames (or aggravates) and reveals every crime. Co. Litt. 247o; 4 Bl. Comm. 26; Broom, Max. 17. Omne jus ant consensus fecit, aut ne cessitas constituit aut firmavit consuetude Every right is either made by consent, or is constituted by necessity, or is established by custom. Dig. 1, 3, 40. Omne magis dignum trahit ad se minus dignum, quamvis minus dignum sit antiquius. Every worthier thing draws to It the less worthy, though the less worthy be the more ancient. Co. Litt. 3556. Omne magnum exemplum habet ali quid ex iniquo, quod publica utilitate compensatur. Hob. 279. Every great example has some portion of evil, which is compensated by the public utility. Omne majus continet in se minus. Every greater contains in itself the less. 5 Coke, 115a. The greater always contains the less. Broom, Max. 174. Omne majus dignum continet in se minus dignum. Co. Litt. 43. The more worthy contains in itself the less worthy. Omne majus minus in se complectitur. Every greater embraces in itself the less. Jenk. Cent. 208. Omne principale trahit ad se accesso rium. Every principal thing draws to itself the accessory. Parsons v. Welles, 17 Mass. 425; Green y. Hart, 1 Johns. (N. Y.) 580. Omne quod solo insedificatur solo cedit. Everything which is built upon the soil belongs to the soil. Dig. 47, 3, 1; Broom, Max. 401. Omne sacramentum debet esse de certa scientia. Every oath ought to be of certain knowledge. 4 Inst. 279. Omne testamentum morte consumma tum est. 3 Coke, 29. Every will is completed by death. Omnes actiones in mundo infra certa tempora babent limitationem. All ac tions in the world are limited within certain periods. Bract, fol. 52. Omnes homines aut liberi sunt aut servi. All men are freemen or slaves. Inst. 1, 3, pr.; Fleta, 1. 1, c. 1,
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