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deversorium

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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 > French (Gaffiot 2016)

dēversōrĭum¹² (dēvor-), ĭī, n., lieu où l’on s’arrête pour loger ou se reposer, hôtellerie, auberge : Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 3 ; Att. 4, 12 ; commorandi natura devorsorium nobis, non habitandi dedit Cic. CM 84, la nature nous a donné un gîte, c.-à.-d. un lieu de halte et non un domicile || [fig.] asile : Cic. Phil. 2, 104 ; repaire : Cic. Amer. 134 || boutique, magasin : Suet. Nero 38. les mss ont souvent diversorium.