πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
-ματος, τόprenda, garantía, PHamb.10.42 (II d.C.), ἐδόθης ἐ. τῷ ὄφει Mart.Phil.V 9.
