πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
fĕmĭnālĭa: (foem-), ĭum, n. femur,
I bandages for the upper part of the thighs, thigh-bandages, Suet. Aug. 82; cf.: hoc genus vestimenti Graece περισκελή, a nostris feminalia vel bracae usque ad genua pertinentes, Hier. Ep. 64, 10; Vulg. Ex. 28, 42 al.