πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
adj.
P. ἀηδής, Ar. and P. βδελυρός. V. βδελύκτροπος.
Distressing: P. and V. βαρύς, ὀχληρός, δυσχερής.
