κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
Ἡσιόδειος: гесиодов(ский) Plat., Arst., Plut.
