HODIE: ante diem quintum Idus Augustas.
SCALA SAPIENTIAE: The latest rung on the Scala is Scala 58 (2851-2900) . Here's a new item: Ira parit litem, lis proelia, proelia mortem, "Anger gives rise to a quarrel, a quarrel to battles and battles to death."
VERBUM HODIERNUM: Today's word is OMNIS - read a brief essay about the word at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in the essay: Omnia tempus habent, omnia tempus habet, "All things have their time; time has all things."
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Fortuna, an account of the goddess Luck - and a bit about Nemesis, too.
FABULAE FACILES: The new easy-to-read fable is Mus in Olla, the fate of the mouse who fell into the soup.
MILLE FABULAE: FABLE OF THE DAY: The fable for today is Mors et Senex, the story of an old man who ignored the warning signs of death.
MILLE FABULAE: ILLUSTRATIONS: The latest fables with images are Galerita et Pater Eius, the story of a very pious lark, and Sol et Stellae, a little story about the hierarchy of the heavens.
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Lang's Anthologia Sententiarum and Ancient and Modern Familiar Quotations .
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS: Widgets available at Schoolhouse Widgets.
Tiny Mottoes: Today's tiny motto is: Spe expecto (English: In hope I wait).
3-Word Proverbs Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Dux vivendi natura (English: Nature is the guide of how to live)
Audio Latin Proverb: Today's audio Latin proverb is Sub pallio sordido sapientia (English: Beneath a filthy cloak, wisdom). 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: Quamvis acerbus, qui monet, nulli nocet (English: Although he might be harsh, the man who offers a warning harms no one).
Animal Proverb from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Cygnea cantio (English: The swan's song; from Adagia 1.2.55 - and you can also read more about the tradition of the swan song at Wikipedia).
In honor of the swan song, here is a 17th-century illustration of the musical swan (source):
