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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)

vārĭcus: a, um, adj. 1. varus,
I with feet spread apart, straddling: illa ambulat varica, Ov. A. A. 3, 304.
vārĭcus: adv. id.,
I with feet spread apart, straddlingly, App. M. 1, p. 108, 19.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) vārĭcŭs (vārus), adv., en écartant les jambes : Apul. M. 1, 13.
(2) vārĭcus,¹⁶ a, um (vārus), qui écarte les jambes : Ov. Ars 3, 304.