κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
fīcŭla: ae, f.
dim. ficus,
I a little fig, Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 8.
fīcŭla, æ, f. (ficus), petite figue : Pl. St. 690.
fīcula, ae, f. (Demin. v. ficus), eine kleine Feige, Plaut. Stich. 690.