De dotis repetitione liber singularis
Dig. 50,17,68Paulus libro singulari de dotis repetitione. In omnibus causis id observatur, ut, ubi personae condicio locum facit beneficio, ibi deficiente ea beneficium quoque deficiat, ubi vero genus actionis id desiderat, ibi ad quemvis persecutio eius devenerit, non deficiat ratio auxilii.
Paulus, On the Recovery of a Dowry. In every instance it should be observed that when the condition of a person affords ground for an advantage, and it is lacking, the advantage also disappears; but where the action requires it, anyone can prosecute it, and the ground for the advantage remains.