Frustra

I. In vain, to no purpose. Frustra est potentia quae nunquam venit in actum: a power which is never exercised is useless. Frustra fit per pliira, quod fieri potest per pauciora: it is vain to employ many means when fewer are enough. Frustra legis auxilium quaerit qui in legem committit: he who transgresses the law vainly seeks its aid. Frustra petis'quod statim alteri reddere cogeris: it is useless to ask what you will immediately have to hand over to another. Frustra probatur quod probatum non relevat: it is useless to prove that which, being proved, is not relevant.