HODIE: Nonae Iuliae, the Nones of July.
SCALA SAPIENTIAE: The latest rungs on the Scala are Scala 31 (1501-1550), Scala 32 (1551-1600), Scala 33 (1601-1650), and Scala 34 (1651-1700). Here's a thought-provoking one: Amici sunt fures temporis, "Friends are thieves of time."
VERBUM HODIERNUM: Today's word is VALEO - read a brief essay about the word at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in the essay: Quae non valeant singula, iuncta iuvant, "Things which are not effective singly are helpful when joined together."
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Aesculapius, the story of the son of Apollo.
FABULAE FACILES: The easy-to-read fable for today is Delphinus et Pisciculus, a story of marine revenge.
MILLE FABULAE: FABLE OF THE DAY: The fable for today is Rubus et Ovis, the story of the sheep seeking shelter from a storm.
MILLE FABULAE: ILLUSTRATIONS: The latest fables with images are Quercus et Glires, the wonderful story of the dormice and the oak tree, and Scarabaeus Alte Volans, the story of the high-flying beetle.
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Kelsey's edition of Cicero's de Senectute & de Amicitia and Jackson's Law Latin .
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS: Widgets available at Schoolhouse Widgets.
Tiny Mottoes: Today's tiny motto is: Non desistam (English: I will not stop).
3-Word Proverbs Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Repetitio mater memoriae (English: Repetition is the mother of memory)
Audio Latin Proverb: Today's audio Latin proverb is Non faciunt meliorem equum aurei freni (English: Golden reins do not make a better horse). 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: Quam malus est, culpam qui suam alterius facit (English: How wicked is the man who blames someone else for his own fault).
Animal Proverb from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Aquilam testudo vincit (English: The turtle beats the eagle; from Adagia 1.7.68 - and you can read the Aesop's fable here: Testudo et Aquila, Certantes).
For an image today, here is the god, Aesculapius: Apollinis filius Aesculapius, cum artem medicam a patre et Chirone Centauro didicisset, tantum in ea profecit, ut Hippolytum, Thesei filium, a monstris marinis discerptum, ad vitam revocaret. Quo facto Iupiter, auctoritatem suam laedi ratus, Aesculapium fulmine percussit. (source)
