τὸ μὴ γὰρ εἶναι κρεῖσσον ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς → for it is better not to exist than to live in misery
P. and V. κτῆσις, ἡ.
receiving: P. and V. λῆψις, ἡ.
skill: P. and V. τέχνη, ἡ.