Fear does not stop death. It stops life.

[fletch]

Can someone please let me know what the proper English to Latin translation for the below quote would be? Thank you in advance!

“Fear does not stop death. It stops life.”

 

[Pacifica]

I would suggest:

Metus morti non obstat. Obstat vitae.

Or, condensing the idea:

Metus non morti sed vitae obstat: Fear stops not death but life.

 

[fletch]

Awesome, thank you so much!!

 

[Agrippa]

Just for fun, let me versify Pacifica's translation. How about the following iambic senarius:

Sistit non mortem, sed cursum vitae metus.