perfabrico: Difference between revisions

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e
(6_12)
(No difference)

Revision as of 08:47, 13 August 2017

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

per-fabrĭco: āvi, 1, v. a.,
I to work or use up; trop., to take in, overreach, cheat (Plautin.): aliquem, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 4.