c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.151

The Wars of the Jews 2.151

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.151

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

151They are long-lived also, insomuch that many of them live above a hundred years, by means of the simplicity of their diet; nay, as I think, by means of the regular course of life they observe also. They condemn the miseries of life, and are above pain, by the generosity of their mind. And as for death, if it will be for their glory, they esteem it better than living always;