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TODAY'S POEM: Here is today's little poem, from the Poetry Widget. Today's saying is one of the distichs attributed to Cato, with a word list at NoDictionaries.com:
Quae potus peccas, ignoscere tu tibi noli;English: Don't cut yourself any slack for the mistakes you make when drunk, for there is no fault in the wine - it's the fault of the of the drinker! Now there is some very wise advice indeed, just as true now as two thousand years ago! :-)
Nam crimen vini nullum est, sed culpa bibentis.
TODAY'S TWITTER:
Vita Caesaris: You can see my IVLIVS CAESAR feed with a sentence from Plutarch's Life of Caesar each day in Greek, Latin and English. Today's Latin portion describes Caesar's plans to ally himself with Pompey by marriage: At Casar, quo magis potentiam Pompeii suam faceret, Iuliam filiam suam, Seruilio Caepioni desponsatam, Pompeio nuptum dedit, promissa huic Pompeii filia, quae et ipsa Fausto Sylla filio pacta erat.
Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Proverbia feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's one from today: Fruere praesentibus; futura diis committe (English: Make use of things present; entrust things future to the gods).
TODAY'S PROVERBS:
You can get access to all the proverb of the day scripts (also available as random proverb scripts) at the SchoolhouseWidgets.com website.
Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Inflat se tamquam rana (English: He's puffing himself up like a frog). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
Maxims of Publilius Syrus: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Ubi coepit ditem pauper imitari, perit (English: When the poor man begins to imitate the rich, he is ruined - quite a commentary on our hyper-consumerist society).
Rhyming Proverbs: Today's proverb in rhyming verse form is: Modicus cibi medicus sibi (English: If you can limit your food, you can be your own doctor).
Proverbs of Polydorus: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: In Samo lac gallinae (English: There's hen's milk in Samos - this makes the island of Samos an almost mythical place, since "hen's milk" is one of those impossible substances to find in the everyday world).
Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is: Ranae aquam (English: Water for a frog - with the verb implied, giving water to a frog, offering water to a frog - which is one thing a frog does not need you to supply).
Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is: Amat victoria curam (English: Victory loves care - which is to say: be careful and attentive if you want to win).
Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Noli esse sicut leo in domo tua, opprimens subiectos tibi (Sirach 4:30). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.
Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Avis matura vermem capit (English: The timely bird - a.k.a. the early bird - catches the worm).
Latin Animal Proverb of the Day from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb is Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas (English: The judgment absolves the crows and troubles the doves; from Adagia 3.5.73).
Proper Name Proverb of the Day from Erasmus: Today's proper name proverb is Multa Syrorum olera (English: Many are the vegetables of Syria; from Adagia 1.8.56 - this may refer to garden-variety vegetables, but it might also refer to plants with medicinal or magical uses, for which ancient Syria was famous).
Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ὦ ὁῖα κεφαλὴ, καὶ ἐγκέφαλον οὐκ ἔχει (English: O what a head, and it has no brains - a saying put to good use in the little Aesop's fable about the fox and the mask).
TODAY'S FABLES:
Ictibus Felicibus: Today's fable with macrons and accent marks is Aquila et Testudo, the story of the tortoise and the eagle - which is very much like the more famous fable of the tortoise and the hare!
Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow is DE VULPE ET AQUILA, another story in which the eagle is bested by a supposedly lesser creature!
In honor of the Greek proverb today - Ὦ ὁῖα κεφαλὴ, καὶ ἐγκέφαλον οὐκ ἔχει - I thought I would include this fun image of the fine face with no brains, from Joseph Jacobs's edition of the fables, illustrated by Richard Heighway:
