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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)

non-nēmo: or better separately, non nēmo, ĭnis, m.
I Some, several, many a one, Cic. Mur. 39, 84; id. Pis. 5, 10 al.—
II Some one, a certain person, Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10.