πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
subs.
Twig: Ar. and P. κλῆμα, τό; see twig.
Rod: Ar. and P. ῥάβδος, ἡ.
