Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 29

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you are a Pinterest user, you might enjoy following the Bestiaria Latina at Pinterest, and there is also a LatinLOLCat Board.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quartum Kalendas Augustas.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Birth of Apollo and Artemis; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Nocumentum documentum (English: An injury is a lesson).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Paulatim, sed firmiter (English: Slowly but surely).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Aliena capella distentius uber habet (English: The neighbor's goat has a fuller udder).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Argento obediunt omnia (English: All things obey the coin).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Pasetis semiobolus (English: The half-penny of Pases; from Adagia 2.7.31 - Pases was a famous magician who would pay for his purchases and would then use a conjuring trick so that the coins ended up back in his own pocket).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Καρκῖνος ὀρθα βαδίζειν οὐ μεμάθηκεν (English: The crab never learned to walk straight).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Votum Auctoris. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Caelestia sequor.

I pursue heavenly things.

Qui quaerit, invenit.

He who seeks, finds.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Tigris et Venatores, the sad story of the tiger and her cubs (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Lupus, Umbra Eius, et Leo, the story of self-important wolf.

Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo et Pastor, with links to the audio and to the blog post.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 27

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem sextum Kalendas Augustas.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Deianira and the Cloak; 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: Perseverantia vincit (English: Perseverance conquers).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Post acerba prudentior (English: After bitter experiences, more wise).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Sic transit gloria mundi (English: Thus passes the glory of the world). 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: Quod fugere credas, saepe solet occurrere (English: You often run into something you thought you were fleeing).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Aquilam volare doces (English: You're teaching an eagle to fly; from Adagia 1.4.98 - which is a fool's errand, of course: the eagle knows how to fly already).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Qui Petit Immeritum. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Qui multum habet, plus cupit.

He who has much wants more.

Beatus qui invenit amicum verum.

Blessed is he who has found a true friend.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Sol et Ventus , a story about winning friends by warmth instead of bluster.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Camelus et Iuppiter, a story about being careful what you ask for (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Growth Mindset Memes. For more about this growth cat, see this blog post. This cat has taken the "perseverantia vincit" proverb to heart: Perseverando

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 25

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you are looking for free PDF copies of my books, you can find links to all of them here: #PDF Tribute to Aaron Swartz

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem octavum Kalendas Augustas.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Odysseus and Circe; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Ostendo, non ostento (English: I show; I do not boast).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Mortui non mordent (English: The dead do not bite).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Est piger agnellus, qui non gestat sibi vellus (English: The little lamb who doesn't want to carrry his own wool is lazy).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Plantate hortos et comedite fructum eorum (Jer. 29:5). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Quo semel est imbuta recens servabit odorem testa diu: A vessel will kepe long the savour wherewith it is firste seasoned. For this cause Quintilian counsailet us forth with even from our youth to learne the best thinges, sith nothing sticketh more fastly than that, that is received and taken of pure youth not yet infected, with perverse and croked manners or opinions. For verelie full true is our Englishe Proverbe, That is bread by the bone wil never away.

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Dis Superis Par. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Neminem laede.

Harm no one.

Ex socio cognoscitur vir.

You know a man by his companion.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Canis Vetulus et Magister, a sad tale of ingratitude (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Struthiocamelus Perfidus, the story of an ostrich pretending to be both beast and bird.

GreekLOLz - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my GreekLOLz; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: Ἄτλας τὸν οὐρανόν. Atlas caelum. Atlas [holds] the sky.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 23

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you are a Pinterest user, you might enjoy following the Bestiaria Latina at Pinterest, and there is also a LatinLOLCat Board.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem decimum Kalendas Augustas.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Perseus on Pegasus; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Praemonitus praemunitus (English: Forewarned, forearmed).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Veritas via vitae (English: Truth is the way of life).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Lepores duos qui insequitur, is neutrum capit (English: He who chases two rabbits catches neither).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Nec omnia, nec passim, nec ab omnibus (English: Not all things, not everywhere, and not from everybody).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Cum Delphis sacrificaverit, ipse carnes absumit (English: After having offered a sacrifice at Delphi, he eats the meat himself; from Adagia 2.10.58 - This can refers metaphorically to people who invite guests to dinner but gobble the food themselves without offering their guests anything, or someone who takes advantage of a favor they pretend to offer to someone else).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Τέλος ὅρα τοῦ βίου (English: Consider the end of life).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Prudentia. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Suo quisque studio gaudet.

Everybody rejoices in their own inclinations.

Patientia laesa fit furor.

Patience, when wounded, becomes rage.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Olitor et Canis, a story about how no good deed goes unpunished.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Simia et Catuli Eius, a story about a loving mother (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Words from Mythology. For more about VULCAN and VOLCANO, see this blog post.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 21

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

Just in the past two days I learned about two macron programs that might be of interest: Chris Francese has written a review of Johan Winge's program at DCC Dickinson College Commentaries, and Felipe Vogel has a project called Maccer which you can find at github.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem duodecimum Kalendas Augustas.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Hector's Body Returned to Troy; 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: Iuncti valemus (English: Joined together, we are strong).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Bellorum exitus incerti (English: The outcomes of wars are uncertain).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Nihil annis velocius (English: Nothing is faster than the years). 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: Bonum est fugienda aspicere in alieno malo (English: It is a good thing to see what things should be avoided in another person's troubles).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Hercules et simia (English: Hercules and a monkey; from Adagia 3.5.9 - This is a proverbial expression for an absurd pair, like "apples and oranges").

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Vir Prudens, Vir Fortis. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Amor mundum fecit.

Love made the world.

Modum nescit ponere voluptas.

Pleasure knows not how to set limits.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Corvus et Mercurius, the story of a crow who tries to outsmart the gods (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Camelus et Simia, the story of a clumsy camel.

Amy Burvall's History for Music Lovers. Here is today's video: Ancient Minoan Civilization, which you can watch at YouTube also.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 19

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. I'm back from out of town, so the Bestiaria will be back on schedule now. :-)

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quartum decimum Kalendas Augustas.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Phaethon; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Elige viam optimam (English: Choose the best way).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Amor mentes nectit (English: Love knits together minds).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Pauperis in causa non auris sit tibi clausa (English: Don't shut your ear to the plea of the poor man).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Beati qui nunc fletis, quia ridebitis (Luke 6:21). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Quod in animo sobrii est, id est in lingua ebrii: The thinge that lieth in a sobre mans harte, is in the tonge of the dronckarde. Dronkenfolke can kepe no counsaile. Wherfore it is wisedome both to kepe thy selt from that vice, lest thou utterest in they dronkenes the thinge, that afterwarde shall repent the, and also not to kepe companie with suchenot to disclose thy hart to them, that be subiecte to this foule vice, leste they happen to tourne the to displeasure.

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Respiciendus Est Finis. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Scientia sol mentis.

Knowledge is the light of the mind.

Vultus indicat mores.

The face indicates the character.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Lupus et Canis Saginatus, a fable about freedom (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Feles et Gallinae, a story about a would-be doctor.

Greek Bible Art - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my Greek Bible Art graphics; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: ἐθανάτωσεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἀφεῖλεν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ. interfecit eum, praeciditque caput eius. He slew him and cut off his head.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 13 + hiatus brevis

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives.

Today is the start of the open course by Rob Reynolds and Stacy Zemke: Power of Connections. I'll be out of town this week (so no new Bestiaria until the weekend), but then I'll be joining in on this course and helping to facilitate Unit 4: The Power of Imagination in August. It's free and open to all; if you are looking for some inspiring teachers to work with to jumpstart your school year, Rob and Stacy are the best! Find out more at the Power of Connections site.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem tertium Idus Iulias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Hecuba and Polymestor; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Aedificate alterutrum (English: Sustain one another!).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Virtus prae nummis (English: Worth rather than wealth).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Ex auribus cognoscitur asinus (English: You recognize a donkey by the ears — an allusion to the famous Aesop's fable about the donkey in the lion skin who was betrayed by his ears pointing out from underneath).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Navigat usque ad Phasim (English: He's sailing all the way to the Phasis; The Phasis river, which flows from the Caucasus into the Black Sea, was at the easternmost limit of Greek geography).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Omnia sub unam Myconum (English: Everything buried under Mykonos alone; from Adagia 2.4.47. This refers to how Heracles buried the defeated Giants by throwing rocks on them and those rocks became the island of Mykonos; since those last Giants were of various shapes and sizes, the proverb refers to a hodge-podge of things being put into one place.).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Τὴν ἅλμην κυκᾷς, πρὶν τοὺς ἰχθύας ἑλεῖν (English: You're mixing the sauce before you've caught the fish... a culinary variation on "counting your chickens").

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Melius Consilium Quam Vires. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Vultus imago animi.

The face is the portrait of the soul.

Ite et videte.

Go and see.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Fortuna et Puer, a story about luck and personal responsibility (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Rana et Bos, the story of a puffed-up and self-important frog.

Latin Sundials. Below you will find an image of a sundial, and for detailed information about the Latin motto see this blog post: TEMPUS EDAX RERUM.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 10

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem sextum Idus Iulias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Death of Lucretia; 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: nterdum requiescendum (English: We need to rest once in a while).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Sapientia auro melior (English: Wisdom is better than gold).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Quo altior gradus, tanto profundior casus (English: The higher the step, the deeper the fall). 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: Qui sibimet vivit, aliis est emortuus (English: He who lives just for himself is dead to others).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Carpathius leporem (English: The Carpathian and the rabbit; from Adagia 2.1.81 - There were originally no rabbits on the island of Scarpanto, and when someone imported them, they overran the island and ate the crops).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Consilium Utile. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Respice post te.

Look behind you.

Bene vixit qui bene latuit.

He has lived well who has kept well hidden.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Bos Laborans et Vitula, a story about the dangers of a lazy life.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Cornix et Urna, the story of a wise and patient crow (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo in Stabulum Ingressus, with links to the audio and to the blog post.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: July 8

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives.

I wanted to let people know about an exciting event coming up: my friends Rob Reynolds and Stacy Zemke will be facilitating an online learning experience starting next week on July 13: The Power of Connections: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Student Engagement? You can find out more at the website. The course is free, and I'll be helping to facilitate the final unit ("The Power of Imagination"). I think this is going to be a great experiment because Rob and Stacy will be teaching the course both "inside" a learning management system but also "outside" at the same time; when I join in later on, I'll just be teaching "outside" the system, using blogs and Twitter and other open spaces (those of you who know my work as an online instructor at the University of Oklahoma probably know that I am a relentless foe of the closed LMS... which explains why I have this blog, for example). The chance to do this inside/outside experiment is really appealing, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it will go! There should be some great activities and opportunities to connect for teachers in any subject and any age level.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem octavum Idus Iulias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Dionysus and the Dolphins; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Nihil nimium cupio (English: I desire nothing too much).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Facit experientia cautos (English: Experience makes men cautious).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Post vinum verba, post imbrem nascitur herba (English: After wine come words, as grass grows after the rain).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Funiculus triplex difficile rumpitur (Ecc. 4:12). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Aurum Tolosanum habere: A proverbe which had this begynnynge; when Quintus Cepio toke by assaute the citie of Tolosa in Italie. There was founde yn the temples great plentye of golde, which being taken awaye, all they that had any parte thereof died miserablye, whereof happened this proverbe when any man finished his life yn myserye, menne woulde saye, that he had golde of Tolosa.

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Non Sine Consilio. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Fiat lux!

Let there be light!

Fama crescit eundo.

Rumor grows as it goes.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Cancer et Filius Eius, a fable about animal parenting (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Capra et Asinus, a fable about animal karma.

Greek Bible Art - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my Greek Bible Art graphics; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: περιεπάτησεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα καὶ ἦλθεν πρὸς τὸν ἰησοῦν. ambulabat super aquam ut veniret ad Jesum. He walked on the water to go to Jesus.