oratiuncula
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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ōrātĭuncŭla: ae, f.
dim. oratio,
I a little speech, a brief oration (class.), Cic. Brut. 19, 77; id. Att. 13, 19, 2; 15, 3, 2; Quint. 4, 3, 17: aureola, Cic. N. D. 3, 17, 43.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ōrātĭuncŭla,¹⁴ æ, f. (oratio), petit discours : Cic. Nat. 3, 43 ; Br. 77.
