πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
dii: 1 Nom. plur., from deus, q. v.— 2 Arch. gen., from dies, q. v.
(1) dĭī, deōrum, pl. de deus.(2) diī, gén. dat., v. dies.
