George Leo Haydock, on Prov 16:32

“The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities.”

“Valiant. Alexandrian Septuagint adds, “and a prudent man than a great farmer.” Greek: Georgiou. (Haydock) — Cities. To govern the passions is more difficult. (St. Gregory, Past. iii. p. Adm. x.; St. Thomas Aquinas ii. 2. q. 128. a. 6.) Latius regnes avidum domando Spiritum, quam si Lybiam, &c. (Horace, ii. Od. 2.)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.