quovis
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)
quō-vīs: adv. quivis,
I to any place whatever (poet.): cibo perduci poteris quovis. Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 7: quovis admittunt aves, id. As. 2, 1, 11.—With gentium: immo abeat quovis gentium, let him go anywhere in the world, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 55.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
quōvīs,¹⁶ adv., où tu voudras, n’importe où [mouvt] : Pl. Most. 888 ; quovis gentium Ter. Haut. 928, n’importe où, au diable.
Latin > German (Georges)
quōvīs, Adv., s. quī-vīs.
