τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals
thinking that they would secure complete indemnity for the past: P. ἡγούμενοι πολλὴν ἄδειάν σφισιν ἔσεσθαι τῶν πεπραγμένων (Lys. 128).
