play the coward
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
μαλακίζεσθαι, ἀποδειλιᾶν, κακίζεσθαι, μαλθακίζεσθαι, φιλοψυχεῖν
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