hortulus
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)
hortŭlus: i, m.
dim. hortus,
I a little garden.
I Lit., Cat. 61, 92; Juv. 3, 226; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 105; as part of a vineyard, Col. 4, 18, 2.—In plur.: hortuli, garden-grounds, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58; id. Fin. 5, 1, 2; id. Clu. 13, 37; Col. 4, 18, 2.—
B Transf.: Cupidinis, i. e. pudenda muliebria, App. Ἀνεχ. 17.—
II Trop.: cujus (Democriti) fontibus Epicurus hortulos suos irrigavit, Cic. N. D. 1, 43, 120.
