Most wise men were agreed that it were best
Not to be born, but if that may not be,
Then with the least delay to reach the goal.
οὐκοῦν, τὸ πολλοῖς τῶν σοφῶν εἰρημένον,
τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι μὲν κράτιστόν ἐστ᾿ ἀεί,
ἐπὰν γένηται δ᾿, ὡς τάχιστ᾿ ἔχειν τέλος.
τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι μὲν κράτιστόν ἐστ᾿ ἀεί,
ἐπὰν γένηται δ᾿, ὡς τάχιστ᾿ ἔχειν τέλος.
Original text (Ancient Greek)