Nicias

μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.

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Νικίας, -ου, ὁ.

Nīcĭas: ae, m., = Νικίας.
I A celebrated Athenian statesman and general, who fell in the expedition against Sicily, Nep. Alcib. 3, 1; Just. 4, 4, 3.—
II Nicias Curtius, a grammarian, a companion of Cicero in Cilicia, Cic. Fam. 9, 10, 1; id. Att. 7, 3, 10; 13, 28, 3; 14, 9, 3.

Nīcĭās,¹⁶ æ, m. (Νικίας), général athénien : Nep. Alc. 3, 1 ; Just. 4, 4, 3 || autre du même nom : Cic. Fam. 9, 10, 1 ; Att. 7, 3, 10.

Nīciās (Nīcia), ae, m. (Νικίας), griech. Männername, unter dem bes. bekannt ein griech. Staatsmann u. Feldherr, Zeitgenosse des Alcibiades, Nep. Alc. 3, 1 (Nicia). Iustin. 4, 4, 3 u.a. (Nicias).