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
Ōgygĭa: ae, f.
1 One of the seven daughters of Amphion and Niobe. Hyg. Fab. 69.—
2 A gate at Thebes, Hyg. Fab. 69.—
3 An island near Italy, in which Calypso was said to have dwelt, Plin. 3, 10, 15, § 96.