Πολλὸν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων
ever to be best and to surpass others
Source: Homer, Iliad 6.208 (= 11.784)
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Etymology
The heroic precept of Hippolochus to Glaucus (and Peleus to Achilles); Cicero's recurring motto of aristocratic ambition.