73. And what shall I say of him who claims
to be the heir or legatee, on the proof of a will Cic. de
Off. III. 18. which, though falsified by others, yet
was known to be so by him, and who tries to make a gain through
another’s crime, though even the laws of the state convict him
who knowingly makes use of a false will, as guilty of a wrong
action. But the law of justice is plain, namely, that a good man
ought not to go aside from the truth, nor to inflict an unjust loss on
any one, nor to act at all deceitfully or to take part in any
fraud.