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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

affulgeo affulgere, affulsi, - V DAT :: shine forth, appear, dawn; shine/smile upon (w/favor), appear favorable

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

af-fulgĕo: (better adf-), ulsi, 2, v. n.,
I to shine on a thing (poet., and in the Aug. and post-Aug. histt.).
I Lit.: Non Venus adfulsit, non illā Juppiter horā, Ov. Ib. 213: nitenti Adfulsit vultu ridens Venus, Sil. 7, 467: instar veris vultus tuus Adfulsit, Hor. C. 4, 5, 6.—
II Fig., to shine, dawn, appear: defensurum se urbem prima spes adfulsit, Liv. 27, 28; cf. id. 23, 32: mihi talis fortuna, id. 30, 30: lux civitati, id. 9, 10: Cretensibus nihil praesidii, Val. Max. 7, 6, 1 ext.: occasio, Flor. 4, 9 al.

Latin > German (Georges)

af-fulgeo (ad-fulgeo), fulsī, ēre, entgegenstrahlen, -leuchten, strahlend erscheinen, I) eig.: Venus (als Planet) affulsit, Ov. Ib. 209: per eos dies caeli ardentis species affulserat, der Himmel hatte wie ein Feuermeer geleuchtet, Liv. 43, 13, 3: navium speciem de caelo (am H. hin) affulsisse, Liv. 21, 62, 4. – II) übtr.: a) vom freundlichen Blick einer erscheinenden Gottheit usw., entgegenstrahlen, nitenti affulsit vultu ridens Venus, Sil. 7, 467: vultus ubi tuus affulsit, Hor. carm. 4, 5, 6. – b) vom Stern od. Strahl des Glücks, der Hoffnung u. ähnl. = entgegenleuchten, leuchten, emporleuchtcn, heraufdämmern, aufgehen, erscheinen, consuli rei maioris spes affulsit, Liv.: cum libertas affulsisset, Liv.: lux quaedam (Tag des Heils) civitati affulsisse visa, Liv.: et mihi talis fortuna (Glücksstern) affulsit, Liv.: in rebus scaevis affulsit fortunae nutus hilarior, Apul.: ex insperato gaudium affulsit, Liv.: Cretensibus nihil tale praesidii affulsit, Val. Max.: ut prima occasio affulsit, Flor.: sed opportune Demosthenes ei patronus affulsit, da führte ihr Glücksstern ihr zu rechter Zeit den D. als Rechtsbeistand zu, Val. Max. – / Spätlat. Partiz. Perf. Pass., per eos dies caeli ardentis species affulsae, Iul. Obs. 29 in.

Latin > Chinese

affulgeo, es, si, gere. n. 2. :: 發光。Nulla spes affulget 毫無望。Affulget fortuna 稍見福降。