Leucippus
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)
Leucippus: i, m., = Λεύκιππος.
I The father of Phœbe and Hilaira, who were carried off by Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 5, 709.—Hence,
B Leucippis, ĭdis, f., a daughter of Leucippus, Prop. 1, 2, 15: te rapuit Theseus, geminas Leucippidas illi, Ov. H. 16, 327; Hyg. Fab. 80; Lact. 1, 10.—
II A son of Hercules, Hyg. Fab. 162.—
III A Grecian philosopher, a disciple of Zeno the Eleatic, Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 118; id. N. D. 1, 24, 66.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Leucippus,¹⁶ ī, m. (Λεύκιππος) Leucippe [de Messénie, père de Phébé et d’Hilaïra] : Ov. F. 5, 709
