HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quartum Kalendas Novembres.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Death of Niobe's Children; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Veritas praevalebit (English: The truth will prevail).
3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Patria cuique cara (English: Each person loves their homeland).
AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Ora et labora, deus adest sine mora (English: Work and pray; God will aid you without delay). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Feras difficilia, ut facilia perferas (English: You should put up with is hard in order to carry out what is easy).
ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Suo ipsius indicio periit sorex (English: The shrew-mouse perished by its own testimony; from Adagia 1.3.65; you can read the fable about the shrew-mouse here).
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BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Quod Tibi, Hoc Aliis. Click here for a full-sized view.
And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Quaerendo invenietis.
By seeking you will find.
Sicut mater, ita et filia eius.
Like mother, like daughter.
TODAY'S FABLES:
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Herinaceus et Colubra, a story about revenge gone wrong.
FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Pirata et Alexander Rex, an anecdote from the past with great relevance today also (this fable has a vocabulary list).
