κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
from an unused root supposed to mean to curse; wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed): hemlock, wormwood.
