πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
incorruptissimus, most incorruptible, 2.65.8, [Bekk. Anecd. Bekker Anecdota 346 ἀδώρητος]