Quintessenz

From LSJ

Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws

Sophocles, Antigone, 175-7

German > Latin

Quintessenz, flos. – die Qu. aus allen Gerüchen. unus odor e cunctis factus: die Qu. aus einem Buche, flores rerum e libro decerpti.