Rhet gre 1412b18-20(18) ταὐτὸ γάρ ἐστι τῷ εἰπεῖν “ἄξιόν γ’ ἀποθανεῖν μὴ ὄντα (19) ἄξιον ἀποθανεῖν”, ἢ “ἄξιόν γ’ ἀποθανεῖν μὴ θανάτου ἄξιον (20) ὄντα”, ἢ “μὴ ποιοῦντα θανάτου ἄξια”.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engOf the same kind also is the much—praised verse of Anaxandrides:
Death is most fit before you do
Deeds that would make death fit for you.
http://www2.hf.uio.no/common/apps/permlink/permlink.php?app=polyglotta&context=record&uid=d2150b32-1d51-11e7-ba66-0050569f23b2
