dicteria

From LSJ

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.

Source

Latin > German (Georges)

dictēria, ōrum, n. (dictum), beißende, witzige Einfälle, Sarkasmen, Pompon. u. Nov. com. nach Macr. sat. 2, 1, 14: dicteria sonare, Varro sat. Men. 352: dicteria dicere in omnes, Mart. 6, 44, 3.