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
astĕrĭa: ae, f., = ἀστερια,
I a precious stone, perh. cat's-eye, Plin. 37, 9, 47, § 131.—Called in Isid. Orig. 16, 10, 3. astĕ-rītes; in Mart. Cap. 1, p. 19, astrītes.