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aien aristeuein kai hupeirochon emmenai allon

always to be best and to surpass others

Source Homer, Iliad 6.208 (= 11.784)

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Etymology

Heroic precept; Iliad 6.208 and 11.784.

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Ad Familiares 13.15 May 45 BC · 1 occurrence

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