μέτρον γὰρ τοῦ βίου τὸ καλόν, οὐ τὸ τοῦ χρόνου μῆκος → for life's measure is its beauty not its length (Plutarch, Consolatio ad Apollonium 111.D.4)
ominous: P. and V. κακός, δύσφημος (Plato but rare P.).
extraordinary: P. and V. θαυμαστός, ἐξαίσιος (Plato), Ar. and P. δαιμόνιος, θαυμάσιος; see extraordinary.