HODIE: pridie Idus Novembres.
OWEN'S EPIGRAMS: The two new Owen epigrams, with Harvey's English versions, are Apologia Fortunae and Amicitia.
ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Litterae Occultae, the fabulous story of Histiaeus and ancient cryptography.
VERBUM WIDGET: The word from the daily widget is TALIS - which also has a brief essay at the Verbosum blog. Here's one of the sayings you can find in that essay: Talia dicentur tibi, qualia dixeris ipse, "What things you yourself say, such things will be said to you" (the karma of conversation!).
FABULAE FACILES: The NEW easy-to-read fable is Asinus et Vitulus, a story about a terrified calf and a cynical donkey.
FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Feles, Mus, et Caseus, a fable about unintended consequences.
MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 31 through Fable 40, including Vulpes et Luna, a funny story about the fox who as fooled by the moon's reflection.
NEW MILLE FABULAE: The NEW fables with images are Rusticus et Sepes, a story about a farmer who scorned the hedge and later regretted it, and Rusticus et Vox Haedi, a fable that mocks the legal profession.
MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Pulex et Pediculus, the sad story of a louse who got in trouble because of a flea.
GOOGLE BOOKS: Today's Google Books are Gruterus' Florilegium Ethico-Politicum and Aesop's Fables for the Instruction and Improvement of Youth.
TODAY'S MOTTOES & PROVERBS: Widgets available at Schoolhouse Widgets.
Tiny Mottoes: Today's tiny motto is: Vigilo (English: I am watchful).
3-Word Proverbs Verb-less: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Omnium artifex sapientia (English: Wisdom is the maker of all things)
Audio Latin Proverb: Today's audio Latin proverb is Nemo ante mortem beatus (English: No one [can be called] happy before his death). 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: Ad paenitendum properat, cito qui iudicat (English: Someone who is quick to judge will soon regret it).
Animal Proverb from Erasmus: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Capra nondum peperit, haedus autem ludit in tectis (English: The goat hasn't given birth yet, but the kid is already playing on the rooftops - kind of "counting your chickens before they hatch," but with goats instead; from Adagia 2.6.10).
For an image today, here is that cynical donkey: 225. Asinus et Vitulus. Asinus et vitulus, in eodem pascentes prato, sonitu campanae hostilem exercitum adventare praesenserant. Tum vitulus “Fugiamus hinc, O sodalis,” inquit, “ne hostes nos captivos abducant.” Cui asinus “Fuge tu,” inquit, “quem hostes occidere et esse consueverunt. Asini nihil interest, cui ubique eadem ferendi oneris est proposita conditio.” (source - easy version)
