Nasidius

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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 (Lewis & Short)

Nāsĭdĭus: a,
I name of a Roman gens.
   1    L. Nasidius, a Roman knight, Cic. Phil. 7, 8, 24.—
   2    An adherent of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 2, 3; Cic. Att. 11, 17, 3.—Hence, Nā-sĭdĭānus, a, um, adj., Nasidian: naves, Caes. B. C. 2, 7.