ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep

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Ο αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
— Gnomologium Vaticanum, 446
Living Today and Talking About Death – SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE

Platón dijo que dormir era una muerte de breve vida, pero la muerte un dormir de larga duración
De Acedo a Bilbao: Sobre el vivir al día.