Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία → Root of all the evils is the love of money (Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas)
lăcertus: i,
I a lizard; a sea-fish; v. lacerta.
(1) lăcertus,⁹ ī, m., surtout au pl. lăcertī, les muscles : Quint. 8, pr. 19 ; [fig.] Cic. Br. 64