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A quotation from Martial:
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I flee you, Dindymus, when chased; I chase you when you flee.
It’s not your wanting me I want; it’s your not wanting me.
[Insequeris, fugio; fugis, insequor; haec mihi mens est:
Velle tuum nolo, Dindyme, nolle volo.]
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/martial/65894/#quote #quotes #quotation #chasing #contrariness #coyness #crosspurposes #flight #hardtoget #pursuit #wooing
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A quotation from Martial:
«
I flee you, Dindymus, when chased; I chase you when you flee.
It’s not your wanting me I want; it’s your not wanting me.
[Insequeris, fugio; fugis, insequor; haec mihi mens est:
Velle tuum nolo, Dindyme, nolle volo.]
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/martial/65894/#quote #quotes #quotation #chasing #contrariness #coyness #crosspurposes #flight #hardtoget #pursuit #wooing