κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
subs.
Use P. τὰ ὑπάρχοντα. Per se. Use P. αὐτὸς καθʼ αὑτόν.
