Here are some proverbs which contain words ONLY on the Dickinson College Commentary Latin Core Vocabulary List. This set of proverbs features the noun COMES (Lewis and Short). Culpam poena premit comes. Deo duce, comite Fortuna. Deo duce, comite Spe. Dolor voluptatis comes. Dux bonus bonum reddit comitem. Invidia comes fortunae. Invidia gloriae comes. Luminis umbra comes. Virtute duce, comite Fortuna. Virtuti sapientia comes.
Latin Vocabulary Through Proverbs
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): pridie Kalendas Maias, the day before the Kalends of May. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Perseus on Pegasus, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: 3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Caute, nec timide (English: Cautiously, not fearfully). ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is In magno magni capiuntur flumine pisces (English: In the big river you can catch big fish). POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Hylam vocat (English: He's calling out to Hylas ... and "he" would be Hercules, who will sadly receive no reply because the nymphs have taken Hylas for this own). GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Τοῖς σεαυτοῦ πτεροῖς ἥλως (English: You have been caught with your own feathers, like the poor eagle in Aesop's fable). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Ratio Regina, Natura Mater. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Bene legere saecla vincere. To read well is to conquer the centuries. Crescit scribendo scribendi studium. A zeal for writing grows by writing. TODAY'S FABLES: PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Aquila et cornix, a story about an unfortunate tortoise: Latin text and Smart's translation. STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is De monte parturiente, a story about fake news: Latin text and English versions.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem tertium decimum Kalendas Ianuarias. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Seven Against Thebes; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Irrideo tempestatem (English: I scoff at the storm). 3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Nihil diu occultum (English: Nothing remains long hidden). AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas (English: The censor forgives the crows and harasses the doves). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog. PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Quod est venturum, sapiens ut praesens cavet (English: The wise man guards against what is to come as if it were already here). ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Mortuo leoni et lepores insultant (English: Even rabbits insult the dead lion; from Adagia 4.7.82). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Tu Mihi Omnia. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Veneris quis gaudia nescit? Who knows not the joys of Venus? Vita sine litteris mors est. Life without literature is death. TODAY'S FABLES: FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Monedula Liberata , a sad story of unexpected consequences (this fable has a vocabulary list). MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Mulus et Equus, a story in praise of the simple life. TODAY'S LATIN HOLIDAY SONGS The Latin holiday songs for today are: Gaudium Mundo, along with Deus paret, a Latin version of the Polish carol, "Bóg się rodzi" and also Prope accedamus, a Latin version of the Polish carol, "Przystąpmy do szopy." You can find more at the Gaudium Mundo blog.
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Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you are a Pinterest user, you might enjoy following the Bestiaria Latina at Pinterest or the Distich Poems Board. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quintum Idus Apriles. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Zeus and Semele, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Occasio premenda (English: Opportunity should be pursued). PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Miserrimum est arbitrio alterius vivere (English: To live at another's man whim is the most wretched thing of all). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Zaleuci lex (English: A law of Zaleucus; from Adagia 2.10.63 ... Zaleucus of Locris was supposedly the author of the first Greek law code, which was proverbial for its severity; for example, if someone was convicted of adultery, their eyes were gouged out as punishment). ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Avarus nisi cum moritur, nil recte facit: A covertouse man doth no man good, but whan he dieth. They that give them selves onlie to the hourdinge up of money, be profitable to no body while they live. Only theyr death bringeth pleasure and profite to theyr heyres and executours. BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Virtuti Mors Nocere Non Potest. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Lege totum si vis scire totum. Read it all if you wish to know it all. Cum audace non eas in via. Do not travel with a bold companion. TODAY'S FABLES: FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Olea et Cucurbita, a fable about taking things slow (this fable has a vocabulary list). MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Ursa et Vulpes, a fable about hypocrisy. Growth Mindset Memes. For more about this growth cat, see this blog post. Discat, qui nescit, nam sic sapientia crescit. Let him learn who does not know, for in this way does knowledge grow.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem sextum Idus Septembres. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Orpheus and Eurydice; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Perseveranti dabitur (English: To the one who perseveres, it will be given). 3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Durum omnibus placere (English: It is hard to please everybody). AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Tangor, non frangor, ab undis (English: I am touched but not broken by the waves). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog. PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Cuivis dolori remedium est patientia (English: Patience is a remedy for any kind of grief). ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Aquilam noctuae comparas (English: You're comparing an eagle to an owl; from Adagia 1.9.18 - a proverb about "apples and oranges" but from the world of birds). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Fide Parum, Multum Vide. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Pacem amo. I love peace. Qui bibit, dormit; qui dormit, non peccat; qui non peccat, sanctus est; ergo qui bibit sanctus est. He who drinks, sleeps; he who sleeps, does not sin; he who does not sin is a saint; therefore, he who drinks is a saint. TODAY'S FABLES: MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Mare et Agricola, a story about the sea and the winds. FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Graculus et Avarus , a story about a miserly man and a greedy bird (this fable has a vocabulary list). Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo Epulum Faciens, with links to the audio and to the blog post.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives . You can keep up w...
I took a little time off while getting started on my summer project. It's not Latin-related... but it is folklore-related, so perhaps of interest: it's a collection of chain-tales! I'm not sure where exactly this will end up, but I have had a lot of fun getting started. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem tertium decimum Kalendas Iunias. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Birth of Apollo and Artemis, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Disce docendo (English: Learn by teaching). PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Occasio aegre offertur, facile amittitur (English: Opportunity is hard to grab, easy to lose). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Magis sibi placet, quam Peleus in machaera (English: He is more pleased with himself than Peleus with his sword; from Adagia 2.8.26... The gods had bestowed on Peleus a marvelous sword forged by Vulcan himself). ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Crocodili lacrimae: Crocodiles teares. A proverbe applied unto them which hating an other man, whom they woulde destroye or have destroyed, they will seme to be sorye for hem. It ys taken of the propertie of Crocodilus the monstre, who beholding a man comming whom he would devoure weepeth, and after he hath eaten the bodye, he washeth the head with his teares and then eateth it also. BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Numina Vana. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: In libris libertas. In books there is freedom. Post tenebras spero lucem. After the darkness, I hope for light. TODAY'S FABLES: PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Cervus ad boves, a story about being observant: Latin text and Smart's translation. STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is De cane antiquo et eius domino, a story about a bad boss: Latin text and English versions.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): antediem sextum Idus Ianuarias. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Eriphyle; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Meliora sperando (English: By hoping for better things). 3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Otium pulvinar diaboli (English: Leisure is the devil's cushion) AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Discipulus est prioris posterior dies (English: The following day is the student of the previous day). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog. PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Fatetur facinus is, qui iudicium fugit (English: Someone who flees the trial confesses his crime). ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Ex ipso bove lora sumere (English: To get the reins from the ox himself; from Adagia 1.2.77 ... in that sense, the oxen are their own worst enemy, yielding up the leather reins in death that will be used to drive the next oxen in life!). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Deo Dante. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Ebibe vas totum, si vis cognoscere potum. Drink the whole glass, if you want to know the drink. Discere ne cessa. Do not stop learning. TODAY'S FABLES: MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Rana et Leo, a story about a lion frightened by a frog. FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Corvus Aquilam Imitans, the story of an overly ambitious crow (this fable has a vocabulary list). Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo Senex, Gemens, with links to the audio and to the blog post.
I took a little time off while getting started on my summer project. It's not Latin-related... but it is folklore-related, so perhaps of interest: it's a collection of chain-tales! I'm not sure where exactly this will end up, but I have had a lot of fun getting started. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem tertium decimum Kalendas Iunias. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Birth of Apollo and Artemis, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Disce docendo (English: Learn by teaching). PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Occasio aegre offertur, facile amittitur (English: Opportunity is hard to grab, easy to lose). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Magis sibi placet, quam Peleus in machaera (English: He is more pleased with himself than Peleus with his sword; from Adagia 2.8.26... The gods had bestowed on Peleus a marvelous sword forged by Vulcan himself). ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Crocodili lacrimae: Crocodiles teares. A proverbe applied unto them which hating an other man, whom they woulde destroye or have destroyed, they will seme to be sorye for hem. It ys taken of the propertie of Crocodilus the monstre, who beholding a man comming whom he would devoure weepeth, and after he hath eaten the bodye, he washeth the head with his teares and then eateth it also. BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Numina Vana. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: In libris libertas. In books there is freedom. Post tenebras spero lucem. After the darkness, I hope for light. TODAY'S FABLES: PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Cervus ad boves, a story about being observant: Latin text and Smart's translation. STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is De cane antiquo et eius domino, a story about a bad boss: Latin text and English versions.
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Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem octavum Idus Apriles. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Penelope, Laertes and Telemachus; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Fortitudine vinco (English: Through bravery, I am victorious). 3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Fames optimus coquus (English: Hunger is the best cook) AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Pelle sub agnina latitat mens saepe lupina (English: Beneath the lamb's skin often lurks a wolf's mind.). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog. PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Fortuna in homine plus quam consilium valet (English: Luck can do more for a person than a plan). ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Ut canis e Nilo (English: Like a dog drinking from the Nile; from Adagia 1.9.80 ... an allusion to the Aesop's fable about the dog and the crocodile ... see below!). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Nemo Sibi Satis. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Modum nescit ponere voluptas. Pleasure knows not how to set limits. Vultus indicat mores. The face indicates the character. TODAY'S FABLES: MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Ursa et Vulpes, a fable about hypocrisy. FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Crocodilus et Canis, the story of a dangerous crocodile and a wily dog (this fable has a vocabulary list). Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo et Canis, with links to the audio and to the blog post.
I took a little time off while getting started on my summer project. It's not Latin-related... but it is folklore-related, so perhaps of interest: it's a collection of chain-tales! I'm not sure where exactly this will end up, but I have had a lot of fun getting started. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem tertium decimum Kalendas Iunias. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Birth of Apollo and Artemis, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Disce docendo (English: Learn by teaching). PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Occasio aegre offertur, facile amittitur (English: Opportunity is hard to grab, easy to lose). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Magis sibi placet, quam Peleus in machaera (English: He is more pleased with himself than Peleus with his sword; from Adagia 2.8.26... The gods had bestowed on Peleus a marvelous sword forged by Vulcan himself). ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Crocodili lacrimae: Crocodiles teares. A proverbe applied unto them which hating an other man, whom they woulde destroye or have destroyed, they will seme to be sorye for hem. It ys taken of the propertie of Crocodilus the monstre, who beholding a man comming whom he would devoure weepeth, and after he hath eaten the bodye, he washeth the head with his teares and then eateth it also. BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Numina Vana. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: In libris libertas. In books there is freedom. Post tenebras spero lucem. After the darkness, I hope for light. TODAY'S FABLES: PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Cervus ad boves, a story about being observant: Latin text and Smart's translation. STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is De cane antiquo et eius domino, a story about a bad boss: Latin text and English versions.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you are looking for free PDF copies of my books, you can find links to all of them here: #PDF Tribute to Aaron Swartz HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quartum Idus Apriles. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Abduction of Persephone; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: 3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Non sufficit orbis (English: The world is not enough - that's for you James Bond fans). 3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Audi alteram partem (English: Hear the other side). RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Omnis in hoc mundo, fragilis stat sicut arundo (English: Every person in this world is as frail as a reed). VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Concident gladios suos in vomeres et hastas suas in ligones (Micah 4:3). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online. ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Sub omni lapide scorpius dormit: Under every stone sleepeth a Scorpion. This Proverbe admonisheth us, that wee speake not rashely and unadvisedlie amonges captiouse and calumnious persons. For what so ever wee touch, it is to be feared that they will bite it. Now certaine it is, that the Scorpions be wonte in diverse countreyes beyond the sea, to lye lurkinge under stones, whiche stones, so sone as a man uniware, take up, forthwith he receyveth a wounde of the Scorpion. . BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Velle Tuum Meum Est. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Post tenebras, lux. After the darkness, light. Forma dei munus. Beauty is a gift of god. TODAY'S FABLES: MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Asinus et Dominus Ingratus, a sad tale of a donkey who can't get any respect. FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ursus et Apes, the story of an angry bear and some bees (this fable has a vocabulary list). Greek Bible Art - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my Greek Bible Art graphics; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: ἄρατε τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης. Tollite arcam foederis. Take up the ark of the covenant.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you are a Pinterest user, you might enjoy following the Bestiaria Latina at Pinterest or the Distich Poems Board. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quintum Idus Apriles. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Zeus and Semele, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Occasio premenda (English: Opportunity should be pursued). PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Miserrimum est arbitrio alterius vivere (English: To live at another's man whim is the most wretched thing of all). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Zaleuci lex (English: A law of Zaleucus; from Adagia 2.10.63 ... Zaleucus of Locris was supposedly the author of the first Greek law code, which was proverbial for its severity; for example, if someone was convicted of adultery, their eyes were gouged out as punishment). ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Avarus nisi cum moritur, nil recte facit: A covertouse man doth no man good, but whan he dieth. They that give them selves onlie to the hourdinge up of money, be profitable to no body while they live. Only theyr death bringeth pleasure and profite to theyr heyres and executours. BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Virtuti Mors Nocere Non Potest. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Lege totum si vis scire totum. Read it all if you wish to know it all. Cum audace non eas in via. Do not travel with a bold companion. TODAY'S FABLES: FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Olea et Cucurbita, a fable about taking things slow (this fable has a vocabulary list). MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Ursa et Vulpes, a fable about hypocrisy. Growth Mindset Memes. For more about this growth cat, see this blog post. Discat, qui nescit, nam sic sapientia crescit. Let him learn who does not know, for in this way does knowledge grow.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quartum Nonas Decembres. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Nisus and Euryalus; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Industria ditat (English: Industry enriches). 3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Optima medicina temperantia (English: Moderation is the best medicine). AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Victrix fortunae sapientia (English: Wisdom is the conqueror of fortune). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog. PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Effugere cupiditatem regnum est vincere (English: To escape desire is to conquer a kingdom). ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Culicem colant, camelum deglutientes (English: They strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel; from Adagia 3.10.91). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Memento Mori. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Veni, vidi, vici. I came, I saw, I conquered. Voluptas malorum mater omnium. Pleasure is the mother of all evils. TODAY'S FABLES: MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Lupus et Pastor, Compatres , The story of a foolish man who put his trust in a wolf. FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ranae et Sol, a fable about global warming (this fable has a vocabulary list). TODAY'S LATIN HOLIDAY SONGS The Latin holiday songs for today are: O Abies, a Latin version of "O Christmas Tree," and Resonet in Laudibus. You can find more at the Gaudium Mundo blog.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quintum decimum Kalendas Augustas. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Medea and Her Children, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Proteo mutabilior (English: More changing than Proteus). PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Pereundi scire tempus assidue est mori (English: To know the time of your demise is to be dying all the time). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Semper Leontini iuxta pocula (English: The Leontines are always drinking; from Adagia 1.3.22... When Phalaris defeated the Leontines in Sicily, he subdued them by taking away their weapons and urging them to drink and enjoy themselves). ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Faber compedes quas fecit ipse gestet: The fetters that the smith hath made, let him were them him selfe. The Proverbe whiche commonly we use in english, for this purpose is this: such ale as he hath brued let him drinke him self. Verely manie there be, which make a rod for theyr owne arse. BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Non Cito Credendum. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Oculi vasa luminis. The eyes are containers of light. Virtutis radix amor. Love is the root of virtue. TODAY'S FABLE: MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una book is Rana et Bos, a fable about a self-important frog, with English versions here; you will also find the illustrations there which display in this animated gif:
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you have not downloaded a free PDF copy of Brevissima: 1001 Tiny Latin Poems, it's ready and waiting. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem septimum decimum Kalendas Novembres. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Bellerophon and the Chimera; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Aeternitatem cogita (English: Think about eternity). 3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Ex unitate vires (English: From unity, power). ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Non faciunt meliorem equum aurei freni (English: Golden reins do not make a better horse). POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Divitiae si affluant, nolite cor apponere (English: If riches abound, do not set your heart on them). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Naviget Anticyras (English: Let him go to Anticyrae; from Adagia 1.8.52 - You could find hellebore in Anticyrae, which was reputed to be a cure for madness, so this was advice for a madman). GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ἐχῖνος τὸν τόκον ἀναβάλλει (English: The hedgehog puts off giving birth... which is a bad idea because the baby hedgehog just gets pricklier and pricklier!). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is De Munere. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: TODAY'S FABLES: FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ciconia et Uxor Eius, the sad story of the stork who quarreled with his wife (this fable has a vocabulary list). MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Aquila et Testudo, the story of a foolish turtle who wanted to learn to fly. Latin Sundials. Below you will find an image of a sundial, and for detailed information about the Latin motto see this blog post: Dies nostri quasi umbra super terram et nulla est mora.
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Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you are a Pinterest user, you might enjoy following the Bestiaria Latina at Pinterest, and there is also a LatinLOLCat Board. I've recently started a Board for the Distich Poems. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem undecimum Kalendas Novembres. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Orpheus and Eurydice, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Veritas liberabit (English: The truth will set you free). 3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Omni liber metu (English: Free from all fear). ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Multa novit vulpes sed echinulus magnum unum (English: The fox knows many things but the little hedgehog knows one great thing). POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Divitiae si affluant, nolite cor apponere (English: If riches abound, do not set your heart on them). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Lydus in meridie (English: A Lydian at noon; from Adagia 2.6.94 ... An allusion to the supposedly oversexed inhabitants of ancient Lydians, so eager in their pursuit of sexual pleasures that they would even indulge in such pursuits in the heat of midday). GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ἅμαξα τὸν βουν ἕλκει (English: The wagon is pulling the ox... which is the Greek equivalent of putting the cart before the horse). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is De Somno. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Ni gradus servetur, nulli tutus est summus locus. Unless you watch your step, the highest place is safe for no one. Diluculo surgere saluberrimum est. Getting up at dawn is the healthiest thing to do. TODAY'S FABLES: MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Talpa, Asinus, et Simia, a fable about how it's all relative. FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Apicula et Iuppiter, the story of how the bee got its sting (this fable has a vocabulary list). Evan Millner's Fables. I thought you might enjoy Evan Millner's marvelous fable videos; they are available at YouTube.
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quintum decimum Kalendas Augustas. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Medea and Her Children, and there are more images here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Proteo mutabilior (English: More changing than Proteus). PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Pereundi scire tempus assidue est mori (English: To know the time of your demise is to be dying all the time). PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Semper Leontini iuxta pocula (English: The Leontines are always drinking; from Adagia 1.3.22... When Phalaris defeated the Leontines in Sicily, he subdued them by taking away their weapons and urging them to drink and enjoy themselves). ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Faber compedes quas fecit ipse gestet: The fetters that the smith hath made, let him were them him selfe. The Proverbe whiche commonly we use in english, for this purpose is this: such ale as he hath brued let him drinke him self. Verely manie there be, which make a rod for theyr owne arse. BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Non Cito Credendum. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Oculi vasa luminis. The eyes are containers of light. Virtutis radix amor. Love is the root of virtue. TODAY'S FABLE: MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una book is Rana et Bos, a fable about a self-important frog, with English versions here; you will also find the illustrations there which display in this animated gif:
Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email. HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem septimum Idus Novembres. MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Heracles and Eurystheus; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here. TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS: TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Maiora sequor (English: I follow greater things). 3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is In varietate voluptas (English: There is a pleasure in variety). AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Non mare transisset, pavidus si nauta fuisset (English: The sailor would not have crossed the sea, if he had been afraid). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog. PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Improbe Neptunum accusat, qui iterum naufragium facit (English: It's dishonest to blame Neptune for the second shipwreck). ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Asinus portans mysteria (English: The donkey carrying the icons; from Adagia 2.2.4 - an allusion to the Aesop's fable). BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Magnus Timet. Click here for a full-sized view. And here are today's proverbial LOLcats: Oderint, dum metuant. Let them hate, so long as they fear. Iratum noli stimulare. Do not provoke someone who is angry. TODAY'S FABLES: FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Mus, Feles, et Gallus, a great story about how appearances can be deceiving (this fable has a vocabulary list). MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Vulpes et Vermiculus, a "physician, heal thyself" fable. Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leaena et Sus, with links to the audio and to the blog post.
Weiche dem Größeren, aber verachte nicht den Kleineren! Yield to the greater, but scorn not the lesser! When I first glanced at this graphic I read it as: While I concede the major (premise), I do not scorn the minor!...
