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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

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

pŏpŭliscītum: i, n., or better written separately, pŏpŭli scītum,
I a decree of the people: Athenienses nihil nisi populi scitis ac decretis agebant, Cic. Rep. 1, 27, 43; id. Opt. Gen. 7, 19: populiscito in patriam restitutus est, Nep. Arist. 1, 5: scitum populi, Liv. 45, 25.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

pŏpŭlīscītum, et mieux populī scītum, ī, n., décret du peuple : Cic. Rep. 1, 43.