corneolus

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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)

cornĕŏlus: a, um,
I adj. dim. [1. corneus.
I Horny, of horn (very rare): introitus (auris), * Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 146.—*
II Transf., hard, firm, Petr. 43, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cornĕŏlus,¹⁶ a, um, dim. de corneus, qui est de la nature de la corne : Cic. Nat. 2, 144 || [fig.] dur comme de la corne : Petr. 43, 7.