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
absīda: ae, v. absisI init.
absīda, æ, c. absis : Aug. Ep. 23, 3 ; P. Nol. Ep. 12, 17.