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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 > French (Gaffiot 2016)

fornĭcō, āre, et fornĭcor, ārī, intr., forniquer : Tert. Pud. 22 || [fig.] se donner à la corruption, c.-à-d. à l’idolâtrie : Hier. Ep. 29, 6, 3.