τρίβωνες ἐκβαλόντες οἴχονται κρόκας

From LSJ

ψυχῆς ἀγῶνα τὸν προκείμενον πέρι δώσων → to stand the appointed trial for his life, to stand the appointed struggle for life and death

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

they are done for like garments that have lost their nap