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
pĕtīlus: a, um, adj.,
I thin, slender (anteclass.): petilum tenue et exile, Non. 149, 7 sq.; Lucil. and Plaut. ap. Non. 1. 1.: petilam suram, siccam et substrictam vulgo interpretantur: Scaevola ait, ungulam albam equi ita dici, Fest. p. 205 Müll.