north wind

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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

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P. and V. βορρᾶς, ὁ, βορέας, ὁ (Euripides, Cyclops 329, also Ar.), Ar. and P. βόρειον, τό (Vespae 265; Xen., cyn. 8. 1).