achilleos

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ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ăchillēos: i, f., = Ἀχίλλειος>, sc. herba,
I a medicinal plant, said to have been discovered by Achilles, milfoil or yarrow, Plin. 25, 5, 19; cf. achillea.