Tanaquil

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κάλλιστον ἐφόδιον τῷ γήρᾳ ἡ παιδεία (Aristotle, quoted by Diogenes Laertius 5.21) → the finest provision for old age is education

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Tănăquil: īlis, f.,
I the proud, imperious wife of the elder Tarquin, Liv. 1, 34; Plin. 36, 27, 70, § 204.—Hence, as an appellative, for a domineering, ambitious woman, Juv. 6, 566; Aus. Ep. 23, 31.