Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.
obnixus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from obnitor.
obnīxus¹⁴ (-sus), a, um, part.-adj. de obnitor, ferme, inébranlable, obstiné : Liv. 6, 12, 8 ; Plin. 36, 105