HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem decimum Kalendas Februarias.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Abduction of Helen; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.
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TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Ruit hora (English: The moment rushes by).
3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Cito, non temere (English: Quickly, not rashly).
ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Canes vetulos loro non assuefacies (English: You will not accustom old dogs to a leash).
POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Vae soli (English: Woe to the one who is alone).
PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Phormionis torus (English: The bed of Phormio; from Adagia 2.9.66 - Phormio was a vigorous general who loved the military life and slept on the ground with this men, which is to say, without a bed at all).
GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ἀνδρὶ σοφῷ πᾶσα γῆ βατή (English: For a wise man, the whole world is walkable).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Quod Videri Vis, Esto. Click here for a full-sized view.
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And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
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Aliud est velle, aliud posse.
Wanting is one thing; being able to do it is another.
Optimum condimentum fames.
Hunger is the best seasoning.
TODAY'S FABLES:
FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Canis Vetulus et Magister, a story about a hunting dog grown old (this fable has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Satyrus et Viator, a story about a traveler lost in the snow... very appropriate today for where I live!
![Satyrus et Viator](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4900417356_5676f9b1b1.jpg)
Amy Burvall's History for Music Lovers. Here is today's video: Gladiator ("You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse), which you can watch at YouTube also.