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
ăbĭgĕātus: ūs, m. abigeus,I cattlestealing, Dig. 47, 14, 1 sq.; 49, 16, 5, § 2.