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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)

Syrus: a, um, v. Syria, B.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Syrus: i, m.,
I the name of a slave, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 41; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 69.—Of a dog of Actæon, Hyg. Fab. 187.