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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)

vēnātūra: ae, f. venor,
I hunting, the chase; trop.: viden' tu illam oculis venaturam facere atque aucupium auribus? how she hunts about with her eyes? is on the watch? Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 43.