κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
mŏdĕrātim: adv. moderatus,I in due measure, gradually: crescere, Lucr. 1, 323.