τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals
gĕrănītēs, æ (-is, ĭdis), f. (γερανίτης), nom d’une pierre précieuse : Plin. 37, 187.