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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)

vĕtĕrātōrĭus: a, um, adj. veterator, II. A.,
I crafty. cunning, sly (Ciceronian): nihil ab isto tectum, nihil veteratorium exspectaveritis: omnia aperta, omnia perspicua reperientur, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 141; so, ratio dicendi, id. Brut. 75, 261.—* Adv.: vĕtĕrātōrĭē, craftily, cunningly, slyly: dicere (with acute), Cic. Or. 28, 99.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

vĕtĕrātōrĭus,¹⁶ a, um (veterator), de vieux routier : Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 41 || qui sent le métier : Cic. Br. 261.