tomus
From LSJ
οὐκ ἐν τῷ πολλῷ τὸ εὖ, ἀλλ' ἐν τῷ εὖ τὸ πολύ → good is not found in plenty but plenty in good, quality matters more than quantity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tŏmus: i, m., = τόμος.
I In gen., a cut, piece, bit: vilis, a cheap piece, i. e. roll of paper, Mart. 1, 67, 3. —
II In partic.
A A part, book, tome of a larger work: feci excerpta ex libris sexaginta in quinque tomis, M. Aurel. ap. Front, Ep. ad Caes. 2, 13. —
B Transf., a book, in gen.: accipe tibi tomum magnum novum, Hier. Ep. 22, 38.
