κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically
(2) Mŏdestus,¹³ ī, m., Julius Modestus [grammairien] : Mart. 10, 21, 1.