Plato, in his Laws, assigns an ignominious sepulture to him who has deprived his nearest and best friend, namely himself, of life and his destined course, being neither compelled so to do by public judgment, by any sad and inevitable accident of fortune, nor by any insupportable disgrace, but merely pushed on by cowardice and the imbecility of a timorous soul.
Obliti fontem curarum hunc esse timorem. Platonek, bere Legeetan, hilobiratze laidogarria manatzen du bere adiskide hurbil eta minena, bere burua baita, biziaz eta halabeharraren bideaz gabetu duenarentzat, auzi publikoak ez zoriaren ezbehar ilun ezinbesteko batek ez ezinjasanezko ahalke batek behartua ez bada, baizik eta gogo beldurti baten nagikeriak eta ahulkeriak.