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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)

Cĭnăra: ae, f., = Κινάρα.
I A Greek proper name, Hor. C. 4, 1, 4 al.—
II An island in the Ægean Sea, now Zinara, Mel. 2, 7, 11; Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 69.