HODIE: Kalendae Iuliae, the Kalends of July.
SCALA SAPIENTIAE: In addition to the latest Scala entries (901-950, 951-1000, 1001-1050 and 1051-1100), I've published a vocabulary review list for all the words used in the first one thousands proverbs!
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Iuppiter et Fratres Eius, an account of Jupiter along with Neptune and Pluto.
FABULAE FACILES: The new easy-to-read fable is Ciconia et Uxor Eius, the story of an ill-tempered stork.
MILLE FABULAE: FABLE OF THE DAY: The fable for today is Sus Parturiens et Lupus, the story of a pig who outfoxed a wolf, so to speak.
MILLE FABULAE: ILLUSTRATIONS: The latest fables with images are Anser et Lupus, where the wolf is outfoxed by a goose, and Gallus, Gallinae, et Vulpes, a story about the proverbial fox in the henhouse.
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Crowell's edition of Petronius' Cena Trimalchionis and Underwood's edition of Celsus Books V-VIII .
DISTICHA: Today's little poems are Cinge caput lauro, gemmis tege corpus et auro, / Qui fueris pridem, remanebis rusticus idem. (from Wegeler) and Tempora longa tibi noli promittere vitae; / Quocumque ingrederis sequitur mors corporis umbra. (from Cato's distichs).
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS: Widgets available at Schoolhouse Widgets.
Tiny Mottoes: Today's tiny motto is: Amor aedificat (English: Love builds up).
3-Word Proverbs Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Fictae crocodilli lacrimulae (English: False are the tears of the crocodile)
Audio Latin Proverb: Today's audio Latin proverb is Aquilam volare doces (English: You are teaching an eagle to fly.). 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: Virtutis omnis impedimentum est timor (English: Fear is an obstacle to every virtue).
Animal Proverb from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Capra gladium (English: The goat found a sword; from Adagia 1.1.57 - the saying alludes to a goat who was led out to sacrifice, but the priest did not have a knife; the goat, however, scratched in the ground and, lo and behold, uncovered a knife, which was used to complete the sacrifice; as a result the saying replies to anyone who brings about their own destruction).
VERBUM HODIERNUM: Today's word is SEMPER - read a brief essay about the word at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in the essay: Sic semper tyrannis, "Thus always to tyrants," which you can see in the state seal of Virginia.
