πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
P. τραγικῶς.
Met., in a sad way: P. and V. ἀθλίως; see sadly.
narrate tragically, v.: P. τραγῳδεῖν (acc.).
