Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
per-mŏdĭcus: a, um, adj.,
I very moderate, very small: locus, Suet. Aug. 6: res familiaris, id. Tib. 47: dos, Dig. 11, 7, 20: numerus, Vulg. 2 Par. 24, 24.—Adv.: per-mŏdĭcē, very little, Col. 5, 11, 7.