“It is shameful for man to want a long life when he sees no evils change”
αἰσχρὸν γὰρ ἄνδρα τοῦ μακροῦ χρῄζειν βίου,
κακοῖσιν ὅστις μηδὲν ἐξαλλάσσεται.
Ajax was famous for saving Achilles’ body and killing himself
Sophocles, Ajax 473-4
“It is shameful for man to want a long life when he sees no evils change”
αἰσχρὸν γὰρ ἄνδρα τοῦ μακροῦ χρῄζειν βίου,
κακοῖσιν ὅστις μηδὲν ἐξαλλάσσεται.
Ajax was famous for saving Achilles’ body and killing himself