πείθεται πᾶς ἥδιον ἢ βιάζεται (Dio Cassius, Historiae Romanae 8.36.3) → it's always more pleasant to be persuaded than to be forced
σκῠτᾰλα message stick met., message bringer ἐσσὶ γὰρ ἄγγελος ὀρθός, ἠυκόμων σκυτάλα Μοισᾶν (sc. Αἰνέας, leader of the chorus) (O. 6.91)
σκῠτάλᾱ: (τᾰ) ἡ дор. = σκυτάλη.
