πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
constat V IMPERS :: it is agreed/evident/understood/correct/well known (everyone knows/agrees)
constat: v. consto.
cōnstat, v. consto.
