Thursday, August 30, 2018

Always But Not Forever

Insqueris, fugio; fugis, insequor; haec mihi mens est:
velle tuum nolo, Dindyme, nolle volo.

You pursue me, I fly; you fly, I follow. Such is my mind;
Your willingness I reject, Dindymus, your coyness I prize.

Mi cerchi, o Dindimo, io fuggo; mi fuggi, ti cerco. È così:
quello che vuoi non voglio, voglio quel che non vuoi.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 5, LXXXIII
English translation by Walter C. A. Ker
Italian translation by Giuseppe Lipparini

An exhibitor shows the heads of dolls during the 11th Asia Adult Expo in 香港 (Hong Kong), China. Photo: AFP/Philip Fong.

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