6.
It is not a question of dying earlier or later, but of dying well or ill.
And dying well means escape from the danger of living ill.
That is why I regard the words of the well-known Rhodian as most unmanly.
This person was thrown into a cage by his tyrant, and fed there like some wild animal.
And when a certain man advised him to end his life by fasting, he replied: “A man may hope for anything while he has life.”
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On the proper time to slip the cable
Location: Chapter 70, Section 6
Content:
6.
It is not a question of dying earlier or later, but of dying well or ill.
And dying well means escape from the danger of living ill.
That is why I regard the words of the well-known Rhodian as most unmanly.
This person was thrown into a cage by his tyrant, and fed there like some wild animal.
And when a certain man advised him to end his life by fasting, he replied: “A man may hope for anything while he has life.”