Epigrams [Epigrammata], Book 12, epigram 47 (12.47) (AD 101) [tr. Pott & Wright (1921)] - Martial | WIST Quotations
Captious, yet kind; pleasant but testy too; I cannot bear to part, or live with you. [Difficillis facillis, iucundus acerbus es idem: Nec tecum possum vivere nec sine te.] Sometimes given as 12.46. Ker notes the second line is borrowed from Ovid, Amores, 3.9. (Source (Latin)). Alternate translations: In all…
