As a general rule, I beg that it may be understood, that a case is not to be cut into parts, but that when it is known what the question in issue is, it must be met at once.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "As a general rule, I beg that it may be understood, that a case is not to be cut into parts, but that when it is known what the question in issue is, it must be met at once." in the context of "Rees v. Smith and others (1816), 2 Starkie, 32." to mean that wisdom is timeless.