Verum quia excessus e vita et fortuitos et viriles, quosdam etiam temerarios oratione attigimus, subiciamus nunc aestimationi enerves et effeminatos, ut ipsa comparatione pateat quanto non solum fortior sed etiam sapientior mortis interdum quam vitae sit cupiditas.
But because I have already spoken of both accidental and brave departures from life, as well as some reckless ones, let me now present for consideration others that are weak and cowardly, so that through the very comparison it may become evident how much, at times, the desire for death is not only braver but also wiser than the desire for life.