Round-Up: March 31

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: pridie Kalendas Apriles. This day was the occasion of a holiday in honor of Luna in ancient Rome. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 44, which features Vergil's famous words: Sunt lacrimae rerum (it even has its own Wikipedia article).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a recent one from the Book of Job: Homo ad laborem nascitur et avis ad volatum (English: A person is born to work, and a bird to fly).

Audio Latin Proverbs: I've added a NEW blog essay and audio for this Latin proverb: Ad omnia trepidat, licet vel mus movet (He trembles at everything, even if so much as a mouse moves), which provides a great mini-grammar lesson for the Latin words licet and vel.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Mitior columba (English: More gentle than a dove - and of course we still talk about "hawks and doves" in terms of people's attitudes towards war).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Aquae furtivae dulciores (English: Stolen waters are sweeter - a saying from the Biblical Book of Proverbs).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Non erit memoria sapientis, similiter ut stulti (Ecc. 2:16). 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 Hic iacet lepus (English: Here lies the rabbit - a phrase used to mean "here's the crux of the matter, here's the difficulty").

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Mutare potest Aethiops pellem suam aut pardus varietates suas? (English: Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? - a saying from the Book of Jeremiah).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Μέγα τὸ ἐν συμφοραῖσι φρονεῖν ἃ δεῖ (English: It is a great thing in a crisis to know what is necessary). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE ALAUDA ET PULLIS EIUS (the story of the wise lark and how she took care of her chicks). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Agricola et Filiis, the story of how a father taught his quarrelsome sons to get along with each other.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 30

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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.

Ning Blog: I've posted something that might be of interest in my Ning blog: 17th-century Latin Prose Fables at GoogleBooks, a report on a truly amazing collection of fables from 1666 which I discovered this weekend at GoogleBooks.

HODIE: ante diem tertium Kalendas Apriles, which was the Festival of Salus in ancient Rome. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 43, which features the motto of the school where I teach, the University of Oklahoma: Civi et rei publicae. (For the citizen and for the republic).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's one from today: Bove leporem venatur (English: He's hunting a rabbit with an ox - in other words, using exactly the wrong tool for the task).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Meum mihi, suum cuique carum (English: Mine is dear to me, to each person his own is dear to him). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Hinnulus leonem (English: The fawn - the lion... which doesn't say much in English, but in Latin the fawn is nominative, and the lion is accusative, so you can assume that this is a very foolish fawn indeed, who attacked or taunted or chased the lion - the verb is not important; all that matters is the disparity between the nominative and the accusative nouns).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Fortiter, fideliter, feliciter (English: Bravely Truly Happily - a widely used Latin motto).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Quasi a facie colubri, fuge peccata (Sirach 21:2). 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 Lupus hiat (English: The wolf is gaping - an allusion to the Aesop's fable about the wolf cheated of his supper - whicn entirely by coincidence is also the Simplified Fable for today!).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Facilius est Nili caput invenire (English: It's easier than finding the source of the Nile... which is to say, not easy at all! ).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἄχειρ νιφθῆναι βοῦλεται (English: The handless one wants to wash himself). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE LEONE ET URSO (the story of the lion and the bear and how they were bested by a fox). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Nutrice et Lupo, the story of the gaping wolf - whom you can see peeking in here through the window.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 29

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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.

Erratum: Thanks to those of you who pointed out the typo in one of yesterday's proverbs (Lux luceat vestra). I appreciate it! I'm not the world's best typist in English, much less in Latin. I've got a list of errata in the Latin Via Proverbs book, and when the list gets a little bigger I'll do a new edition of the printed book. Luckily, correcting errors online is much easier than in print! :-)

HODIE: ante diem quartum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 42, which features this wonderful saying about learning through life: Discipulus est prioris posterior dies. (The day after is the pupil of the day before).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). I was away from my computer for much of the day, but here's one I posted last night: Dies nihil est; dum versas te, nox fit (English: The day is nothing; as you turn around, night falls).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Ditior Croeso (English: Richer than Croesus). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Semper fidelis (English: Always faithful - better known as the Marines' Semper fi).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Mendacium nullum senescit (English: No lie can grow old... because the truth will out!).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Praecordia fatui quasi rota carri (Sirach 33:5). 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 Noli numerare pullos antequam nascuntur (English: Don't count your chicks before they are born!).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Cinyrae opes (English: The wealth of Cinyras; like Croesus mentioned above, Cinyras was proverbially wealthy - and made notorious by Ovid's Metamorphoses).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἁμ' ἕπος, ἅμ' ἔργον (English: Same time the word, same time the deed - in other words, no sooner said than done). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Cervo in Aquas Inspiciente, the story of the stag who has a body image problem!

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE VULPE, CANE ET GALLO (the story of how the rooster outfoxed the fox). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

March 29: Book still on sale at Amazon

Although I haven't quite figured out how or why, the Aesop's Fables book is still on sale as part of an Amazon promotion. I don't know how long it will last, but it is 40% off at the moment, listed for just $20: Aesop's Fables in Latin - Amazon Promotion.

To learn about the contents of the book, sample pages, supplementary materials (including audio), you can find lots of material at the Aesopus Ning.

Round-Up: March 28

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem quintum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 41, which features this great saying about diversity and unity: Manus digiti coaequales non sunt, omnes tamen usui (The fingers of the hand are not equals, but all are useful).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a recent one that I really liked, about self-mastery: Egomet sum mihi imperator (English: I am my own emperor over myself).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is one of my own personal faovrites, Nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo (English: I have not, I lack not, I care not). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Deus providebit (English: God will provide - which you can see inscribed on this 18th-century Swiss coin).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Lux luceat vestra (English: Let your light shine - although that does not capture the lovely play on words in the Latin; I guess you could say, Let your light up!).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Beati pacifici (Matt. 5:9). 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 Cancri numquam recte ingrediuntur (English: Crabs never walk right - a saying which provides the basis for the great Aesop's fable about the crab and his mother).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Porro a Jove atque fulmine (English: Far from Jupiter and from the thunderbolt... a proverb in praise of a life far from the high and mighty, which I am definitely practicing out here in Timberlake North Carolina!).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἐκ τετρημένης κύλικος πίνεις (English: You're drinking from a glass with a hole in it... which is not going to be a very satisfying drink!). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Leone et Mure, the story of the lion who learned to be grateful to a little mouse.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE LEONE ET VULPE (the story of the fox who escaped the lion's trap). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 27

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem sextum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 40, which features this great saying about learning from mistakes: Eventus stultorum magister est. (The outcome is the teacher of fools... in other words, a wise person doesn't have to wait to learn from his mistakes!).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a nice rhyming proverb: Ora et labora, nam mors venit omni hora (English: Pray and work, for death approaches with each moment).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Noli numerare pullos antequam nascuntur (English: Don't count the chicks before they are born). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Dictum sapienti (English: A word to the wise - which is to say, a word to the wise is enough; unlike the fools in the proverb above, wise people can learn from a word of warning).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Nihil diu occultum (English: Nothing remains hidden for long - a moral that can be applied to the story of the goatherd and the goat with the broken horn).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Estis templum Dei vivi (II Cor. 6:16). 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 Incustoditum captat ovile lupus (English: The wolf seizes the sheepfold when it is left unguarded - a saying you can find in Ovid's Tristia).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Saguntina fames (English: The hunger of Sagentum - which is to say, a terrible hunger, from the infamous Siege of Sagentum, when Hannibal was able to capture Saguntum, thanks to the failure of Rome to come to the city's aid).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἀεὶ γὰρ εὖ πίπτουσιν οἱ Διὸς κύβοι (English: The dice of Zeus always fall nicely - a fragment from a lost play by Sophocles). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE LEONE SENE (the story of the donkey's revenge on the old lion). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Leone et Quattuor Tauris, the story of how the lion was able to divide and conquer the united bulls.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

March 26: Aesop's Fables at Amazon SALE

Hi everybody, here's a note about the Aesop's Fables book - somehow it has become part of an Amazon promotion, and I don't know how long it will last, but it is 40% off at the moment, listed for just $20: Aesop's Fables in Latin - Amazon Promotion.

To learn about the contents of the book, sample pages, supplementary materials (including audio), you can find lots of material at the Aesopus Ning.

Round-Up: March 26

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem septimum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 39, which features this saying: Parva domus, parva cura (Small house, small worry - a saying that warns of the dangers of McMansions).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's an elegant motto that came up today: Volando reptilia sperno (English: By flying I scorn the things that creep).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is In idem flumen bis non descendimus (English: We do not go down into the same river twice). To read a brief essay about this philosophical saying and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Tragica simia (English: A tragic monkey - which is a saying that can be applied to someone with lofty pretensions far beyond their actual station).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is In diem vivo (English: I live for the day - a sentiment very similar to the far more famous advice, Carpe diem).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Ne velox sis ad irascendum (Ecc. 7:9). 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 Ausus maiores fert canis ante fores (English: The dog makes bolder gestures in his own doorway - and be careful with that ausus, which is the masculine accusative plural of a fourth declension noun).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Ultra Epimenidem dormis (English: You're sleeping longer than Epimenides - and Epimenides supposedly slept for 57 years in a cave, until he awoke and discovered he now possessed prophetic powers; you can read all about it in Diogenes of Laertius's biography of this legendary philosopher).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ὀίκοι μένειν δεῖ τὸν καλῶς εὐδαίμονα (English: The person who is well satisfied should stay at home). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Urso et Duobus Viatoribus, the story of what a man learned about his friend when the two of them ran into a bear unexpectedly.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE MURE ET RANA (the story of the unexpected outcome of the war between the mouse and the frog). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments. This is one of my very favorite of Barlow's illustrations, with the frog and the mouse facing off like knights at a joust!

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 25

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem octavum Kalendas Apriles. This is also the festival of the Hilaria for Cyblele, the Hilaria Matris Deum. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 38, which features this intense saying about death: Morborum medicus omnium mors ultimus (Death is the final doctor of all diseases).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's one that is also about doctors and death: Plus a medico quam a morbo periculi (English: There is more danger from the doctor than from the disease).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Amici nec multi nec nulli (English: Friends: not many, not none - good advice about applying the idea of the "golden mean" to the number of your friends). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Roma aeterna (English: Rome is eternal - and the largest temple of ancient Rome, the Templum Veneris et Romae, was in fact dedicated to the goddess Venus Felix and the goddess who was called Roma Aeterna).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Miscentur tristia laetis (English: Sad things are mixed with the joyful - an observation you can find in Ovid's Fasti).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Legem non habentes, ipsi sibi sunt lex (Romans 2:14). 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 Equo currenti non opus calcaribus (English: The horse that is running needs no spurs - a saying you can find in some editions of Publilius Syrus, but not all).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Attio idem quod Tettio, ius esto (English: The same for Accius as for Titius; let the law be thus - a saying that follows the Roman legal practice of using the names Accius and Tettius to stand for claimants in a court case).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ὁ κόσμος σκηνὴ, ὁ βίος πάροδος, ἦλθες, εἶδες, ἀπῆλθες (English: The world is a stage, life is a performance, you came, you saw, you departed - it's kind of a cross between Shakespeare and Julius Caesar - but it's a fragment of the ancient philosopher Democritus). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE FORMICA ET COLUMBA (the story of two little creatures coming to each other's aid). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Satyro et Viatore, the story of the satyr who cannot understand the actions of a man he rescued from the snow:

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 24

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem nonum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 37, which features this saying: Virtutis omnis impedimentum est timor (Fear gets in the way of every virtue - a sentiment I agree with strongly; if I could banish one human weakness from the world, I think I would like to banish fear!).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a recent one that I really like: Si corvus posset tacitus pasci, haberet plus dapis (English: If a crow could feed in silence, he would have more to feast on - this is literally true about noisy crows, and the metaphorical possibilities here are limitless).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Dubium sapientiae initium (English: Doubt is the beginning of wisdom - a great saying for teachers to keep in mind: rather than instilling certainty in our students, we also need to be encouraging them to doubt!). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Quaerendo invenietis (English: By seeking, you will find - which is a great use of the Latin gerund).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Fortes fortuna adiuvat (English: Fortune helps the strong - although it sounds so much better in Latin with the sound repetition of fort- fort-).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Divitiae addunt amicos plurimos (Proverbs 19:4). 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 Qui caret asino, clitellam ne quaerat (English: Someone who doesn't have a donkey shouldn't go looking for a pack-saddle... a saying that still makes sense, metaphorically, even if we are no longer using donkeys to tote our belongings).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Tantalus inter undas sitit (English: Tantalus, in the midst of the waves, is thirsty - an allusion to the punishment of Tantalus, forever "tantalized" by the waters he could not drink and the food he could not eat).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Κλαίει ὁ νικήσας· ὁ δὲ νικηθεὶς ἀπόλωλεν (English: The one who conquers weeps; the one who was conquered has perished - a good saying about the griefs of war). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE IUVENE ET HIRUNDINE (the story of the foolish boy who did think that one swallow made a summer!). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Vulpe in Puteo, the story of the fox who tricked the goat into helping her get out of the well... only to make fun of the goat afterwards!

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 23

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem decimum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 36, which features this famous saying from Ecclesiastes: Vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas (Vanity of vanities, everything is vanity - with the Latin vanitas meaning literally "emptiness, futility").

TODAY'S PROVERBS:

You can get access to all the proverb of the day scripts (also available as random proverb scripts) at the Schoolhouse Widgets.com website.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a very sobering thought: Optant senectam omnes, adepti despuunt (English: Everybody desires old age and, once they have acquired it, they abhor it).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Alius est amor, alius cupido (English: Love is one thing, desire another - with a great contrast between amor and cupido - also known as Cupid, of course). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Meliora supersunt (English: The best things remain - an optimistic perspective on what happens in time!).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Extra chorum saltas (English: You're leaping outside of the dancing group - and be careful with chorus, a Greek word in Latin, which does not mean singers but dancers, as you can see in the related word, choreography).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Lata porta et spatiosa via quae ducit ad perditionem (Matt. 7:13). 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 Si manus est vacua, non accipitrem capit illa (English: If your hand is empty, it cannot catch a hawk - I'm guessing what you have to have in hand to lure a hawk would be a serious chunk of raw meat, but I'm not up on the literal details of falconry!).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Vincula Tyrrhena (English: Tyrrhenian chains - which is to say especially heavy and burdensome chains, as the Tyrrhenian pirates supposedly used to bind their captives).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἔχει καὶ μυῖα σπλῆνα, ἔχει καὶ χολὴν ὁ μύρμηξ (English: Even a fly has its spleen, and the ant has its bile - in other words, even little folk are fully capable of very strong feelings, based on the ancient belief about the humours). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE URSO ET ALVEARI (the story of the bear who foolishly angered the bees). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Delphino et Smaride, the story of the dolphin who chased the little fish right up and onto the beach, as you can see in the illustration below:

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 22

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem undecimum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 35, which features this fine saying about the "cosmopolitan" person: Omne solum viro patria est (For a real man, every land is a homeland - careful with solum, which is a neuter second-declension noun here).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a recent one from the Bible: Si regnum in se dividatur, non potest stare regnum illud (English: If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand).

Audio Latin Proverbs: I've added a NEW blog essay and audio for this Latin proverb: Agnos lupi vorant (The wolves devour the lambs), which is a great little example of the freedom of Latin word, with stylistic options that are just not available in English.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Momo mordacior (English: More biting than Momus - and you can read about the mythological Momus in this great Aesop's fable about Momus criticizing the inventions of the gods themselves).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Malleus sapientior manubrio (English: The hammer is wiser than the handle - a saying found in the Roman comic playwright Plautus).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Qui festinus est, pedibus offendit (Proverbs 19:2). 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 Veneri suem immolavit (English: He offered a pig to Venus/Aphrodite - a big mistake, since Aphrodite was famous for her hatred of the pig family, allegedly because her lover Adonis was killed by a wild boar).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Diomedis et Glauci permutatio (English: An exchange of Diomedes and Glaucus - an allusion to the famous incident in Homer's Iliad, when the Greek Diomedes and the Trojan ally Glaucus acknowledged their ancestral connections on the battlefield and exchanged gifts - but Diomedes gave only a bronze gift in exchange for the gift of gold from Glaucus, hence the full force of the saying: in this exchange, Diomedes came out way ahead!).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Προβάτων οὐδὲν ὄφελος, ἐὰν ποιμὴν ἀπῇ (English: The sheep are not any use, if the shepherd is gone). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE ASINO LEONIS PELLE INDUTO (the story of the donkey who pretended to be a lion). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Cane Vetulo et Magistro, the story of the old dog who was no longer able to hunt. If you look carefully at the picture, you can see the stag that the dog let get away!

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 21

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem duodecimum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 34, which features this saying about the Trojan Horse: Danaum fatale munus. (The deadly gift of the Greeks).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a recent one - which I dearly hope is true: Iocos et dii amant. (English: The gods too love jokes - it's nice to think that the gods have a sense of humor!).

Audio Latin Proverbs: I've added a NEW blog essay and audio for this Latin proverb: A deo est omnis medela (All healing is from God), which comes from the non-canonical Wisdom book, called Ecclesiasticus in Latin - although the blog post explains the many different titles applied to this wonderful book!

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Scienter utere (English: Use things skillfully - a very nice use of the adverb scienter).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Fac et spera (English: Do and hope - a motto that definitely suits my way of approaching life!).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is In magna domo non solum sunt vasa aurea et argentea, sed et lignea et fictilia (II Tim. 2:20). 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 In quo nascetur asinus corio morietur (English: The donkey will die in the skin in which he'll be born - a proverb with the charm of rhyme to recommend it).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Tanquam Argivum clypeum abstulerit, ita gloriatur (English: He's boasting as if he'd carried off an Argive shield - with the Argive shield being a symbol of ultimate military prowess in the ancient world - so this saying would mean something like: he's boasting as if he had won the Medal of Honor).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Πόλλ' οἶδ' ἀλώπηξ, ἀλλ' ἐχῖνος ἓν μέγα. (English: The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big one - a marvelous saying you can read more about here). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE GALLO GALLINACEO (the story of a rooster who found a treasure in the dung heap). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Leone, Asino et Gallo, the story of a donkey who thought he could take on a lion.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 20

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem tertium decimum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 33, which features this saying about the equality of death: Dissimiles sed morte pares. (Unalike, but alike in death).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a recent one that I like very much: Iniuria non excusat iniuriam (English: One harm does not excuse another one; in other words - two words don't make a right). Twitter is continuing to have SERIOUS problems with dropped tweets, starting about two days ago. I hope they will get that fixed soon! Meanwhile, the missing tweets do show up if you search for "Aesopus" at Twitter.com - you can see where I was trying to duplicate some of the dropped items, until I finally gave up and have just decided to wait until the technical glitch is fixed.

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Medicus curat, natura sanat (English: A doctor administers the cure; nature does the healing - a great saying about the claims of medicine and the wonders of natural healing). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Repetita iuvant (English: Things repeated are helpful/gratifying - a saying that fits people who are creatures of routine, like me, very nicely!).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Tempus optima medicina (English: Time is the best medicine - a great saying to go with the proverb about the healing power of nature cited above).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Beati misericordes, quia ipsi misericordiam consequentur (Matt. 5:7). 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 Qui diligit ranam, ranam putat esse Dianam (English: He who loves a frog thinks that frog is the goddess Diana - a saying which loses its charm in translation, alas, without the rhyme of ranam/Dianam).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Naturam Minerva perficit (English: Minerva perfects nature - a claim about the powers of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, and her claims to improve on nature, another good saying to pair with the proverb about natural healing above).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Γνῶθι σ' αὐτόν (English: Know yourself - a saying famously attributed to quite a few ancient philosophers, Socrates among them). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Hirundine et Aliis Aviculis, the story of the foolish birds who ignored the swallow's wise advice.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE LEONE ET MURE (the story of the mouse who married a lion). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments. If you look very closely in the image, you will see the poor little mouse being crushed under his bride's paw:

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 19

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem quartum decimum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget in your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 32, which features this nice saying about learning through exempla (like Aesop's fables!): Longum iter est per praecepta, breve et efficax per exempla. (Long is the path through orders; short and effective is the path through examples.)

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (in English, too). Here's a recent one - the Latin equivalent of putting the cart before the horse: Plaustrum bovem trahit (English: The cart is pulling the ox).

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Stat lapis et nomen tantum, vestigia nulla (English: There stands only a stone and a name, no traces at all - a very somber inscription from a Latin tombstone). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Fumos vendit (English: He's selling smoke - a saying from Martial that prompted this essay by Erasmus).

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Factum stultus cognoscit (English: A fool knows something after it's done - in other words, he cannot anticipate problems and avoid them, as the wise person can).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Tempus destruendi et tempus aedificandi (Ecc. 3:3). 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 Ovem lupo commisisti (English: You've handed the sheep over to the wolf - in other words, you've entrusted something to someone who cannot be trusted!).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Vel arte vel Marte (English: Either by craft or by battle - although the English lacks the artful rhyme of the Latin, which provides the real pointedness of the proverb!).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Πολλοί σε μισήσουσι, ἂν σαυτὸν φιλῇς (English: Many people will hate you, if you should love yourself - a saying with considerable psychological insight!). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLES:

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Quercu et Arundine, the story of the oak and the reed, and the virtues of being flexible - literally and metaphorically.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is De Equo et Asello Onusto (the story of what happened when the horse refused to carry even a little bit of the donkey's load). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 18

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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: ante diem quintum decimum Kalendas Apriles. You can add a Roman calendar as a widget to your blog or webpage, or display it as a Google Calendar: here's how.

TODAY'S PODCAST:

Heri Hodie Cras Podcast: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 31, which features this famous saying from Horace: Ars longa, vita brevis (in other words, we are not going to live long enough to ever become truly great artists, alas!).

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.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter Aesopus feed of Latin proverbs which I "tweet" while I am online each day (for English, see AesopusEnglish). Here's one of them - another maxim about the brevity of life, this time from Seneca: Vita brevis est, licet supra mille annos exeat (English: Life is short, even if it go on longer than a thousand years.)

Audio Latin Proverbs: I've added a NEW blog essay and audio for this Latin proverb: Calidum et frigidum ex eodem ore efflat (He blows hot and cold from the same mouth), with a story about a satyr which warns us to beware of hypocrites!

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Aethiopem lavas (English: You're washing the Ethiopian - which is to say, you are wasting your time since, as the prophet Jeremiah reminds us: "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?").

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Conscientia grave pondus (English: Conscience is a heavy weight - you can use the gender of grave, neuter, to see the break between subject, conscientia and predicate, grave pondus, in this brief saying - and don't be fooled by pondus; it may end in -us, but it's a neuter noun of the third declension, not a masculine second-declension noun).

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Unusquisque onus suum portabit (Gal. 6:5). 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 Hirundo aestatem loquitur (English: A swallow speaks of summer... but also remember: one swallow does not a summer make, as the boy in Aesop's fable learned to his peril).

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Orphica vita (English: The life of Orpheus - a saying used proverbially to refer to someone who lived a clean and pure life, and in particular to someone who refrained from eating meat and was a vegetarian, based on a reference in Plato's Laws; for more about the practices of Orphism in the ancient world, see this Wikipedia article).

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Λύκου πτερὰ ζητεῖς (English: You're looking for wings on a wolf - something like the proverbial "hen's teeth" - but a bit more dangerous, since there's a wolf involved!). If you look at the Greek Proverb of the Day widget, you'll see it comes with a Latin translation, too.

TODAY'S FABLE:

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE RUSTICO ET COLUBRO (the story of the foolish farmer who took pity on a snake). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page for this fable, where you will find links to the text, commentary, and a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 17

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Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 30, which features this famous saying about theHoly Roman Emperor Sigismund: Caesar non supra grammaticos. (read the story).

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed, full of proverbs while I am online each day - here's a recent one I really liked about ineluctable fate: Multi ad fatum venere suum dum fata timent.

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Camelum saltare doces (English: You're teaching a camel to dance - which, as we know from Aesop's fables, is not an effort destined to succeed). You can use the Javascript to include the Audio Latin Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Eloquentia sagitta (English: Eloquence is an arrow - a metaphor you can read about here). You can use the Javascript to include the Two-Word Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is E pluribus unum (English: From many, one - which you can see in the Seal of the United States). You can use the Javascript to include the Three-Word Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Omnes homines terra et cinis (Sirach 17:32). You can use the Javascript to include the Vulgate Verse of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. (For a nice polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, see the Sacred Texts Archive online.)

Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Cornix aquilam provocat (English: The crow is harrassing the eagle... but since the crow can't do anything to the eagle, the crow just ends up looking foolish). You can use the Javascript to include the Animal Latin Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Titanas imploras (English: You're begging the Titans for help - just like Zeus himself had to ask the Titans for help in the battle with the Giants, striking a very dangerous bargain). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin Proper Name Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Θαλάτιος ὢν, μή πως χερσαῖος γένῃ (English: Since you are a man of the sea, you can't be a man of the land - another one of the proverbs about "mixing apples and oranges," although this time it has to do with human character, rather than with fruit!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE CERVO IN BOVIUM STABULO (the story of the stag who hid in the oxen's stable). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Lepore et Testudine, the story of the race between the tortoise and the hare, with the fox as umpire.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.