The Hand of Grace

Basia das aliis, aliis das, Postume, dextram. Dicis “Utrum mavis? Elige”. Malo manum. Kisses you give to some; to others you give, Postumus, your hand. You say, “Which do you prefer? Choose”. I prefer the hand.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 2, XXI
English translation by Walter C. A. Ker

Gustav Klimt, Der Kuß (The Kiss), 1907–1908. Courtesy of Google Art Project.