Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 28

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 tertium Kalendas Martias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Hylas and the Nymphs; 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: Finem prospiciens (English: With an eye on the goal).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Nil homini certum (English: For man, nothing is certain).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Labor gloriae pater (English: Hard work is the father of fame). 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: Non novit virtus calamitati cedere (English: Courage does not know how to yield to disaster).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Asinus balneatoris (English: The bathkeeper's donkey; from Adagia 4.4.50 — this proverbial donkey brings the water for other people's baths, but he never gets to enjoy a bath himself).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Tempora Praetereunt. Click here for a full-sized view. I'm sharing these with English translations at Google+ now too. See the sundial below for a similar sentiment but with a different metaphor! Not "more fluentis aquae" but "quasi umbra."

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Dulce otium.

Leisure is sweet.

Nos duo turba sumus.

We two are a crowd.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Pisciculus et Piscator, a story about a bird in the hand... except it's a fish (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Cantus Sacerdotis, a hilarious medieval fable about a dear departed donkey.

Latin Sundials. Below you will find an image of a sundial, and for detailed information about the Latin motto see this blog post: Dies nostri quasi umbra super terram et nulla est mora. Our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 26

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 quartum Kalendas Martias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Head of Medusa; 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 Primum: non nocere (English: First: to do no harm).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Nemo omnibus placet (English: No one can please everybody).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Quid non speramus, si nummos possideamus? (English: If we had the money, what could we not hope for?).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Nihil sub sole novum (Ecc. 1:9). 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: Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit: Flatterie and folowinge of mens mindes getteth friendes, where speaking of trouth gendreth hatred. Such is now and ever had been the fascion of the worlde, that who telleth the trouth is for most part hated, and he that can flatter and say as I say, shal be mine owne whit sonne. Our Englishe Proverbe agreeth with the same, He that will in Court dwell, must needes currie fabel. And ye shall understand that fabel is an olde Englishe worde, and signified as much as favour doth now a dayes.

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Suum Cuique Pulchrum. Click here for a full-sized view. I'm sharing these with English translations at Google+ now too.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Quam felix vita transit sine negotiis!

How happily passes a life without business!

Oderint, dum metuant.

Let them hate, so long as they fear.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Mures Felem Contemplantes, a fable about the dangers of trusting the cat.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ranae et Iuppiter, the famous story of the frog who wanted a king (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Evan Millner's Fables. I thought you might enjoy Evan Millner's marvelous fable videos; they are available at YouTube. This one is Canis et Umbra!

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 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 septimum Kalendas Martias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Sacrifice of Polyxena; 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: Nil time (English: Fear nothing).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Post nubes lux (English: After clouds, the light).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Equo ne credite, Teucri! (English: Don't trust the horse, O Trojans!).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Fatuus fatua loquetur. (English: The fool will speak foolish things).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Alia Lacon, alia asinus illius portat (English: Lacon is carrying one thing, but his donkey is carrying something else; from Adagia 2.2.86 — Trying to avoid taxes, Lacon hid his honey underneath some barley, but the donkey slipped and fell, revealing the hidden honey).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Κύων εἰς τόν ἴδιον ἔμετον (English: The dog goes to his own vomit).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Nosce Teipsum. Click here for a full-sized view. I'm sharing these with English translations at Google+ now too.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Sapientia omnia operatur.

Wisdom can do all things.

Cum audace non eas in via.

Do not travel with a bold companion.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Satyrus et Viator, a funny fable about blowing both hot and cold (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Canis et Homo Admorsus, a story about canine crime and punishment.

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

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 20

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 decimum Kalendas Martias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Bucephalus and Alexander; 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: Nil timeo (English: I fear nothing).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Iniuriarum remedium oblivio (English: The remedy for injuries you've suffered is to forget about them).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Errores medicorum terra tegit (English: The earth covers the doctors' mistakes). 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: Brevis ipsa vita est, sed malis fit longior (English: Life itself is short, but it becomes longer through suffering).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Piscis primum a capite foetet (English: The fish starts to stink from the head; from Adagia 4.2.97 — a famous metaphor of how corruption begins at the top).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Adito Laborem, Vitam Age. Click here for a full-sized view. I'm sharing these with English translations at Google+ now too.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Lege totum si vis scire totum

Read it all if you wish to know it all.

Conanti dabitur.

It will be given to the one who strives.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Feles et Venus, the famous fable of the man who was in love with a cat (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Leo et Homo, Concertantes, a story about who controls the cultural means of production.

Growth Mindset Memes. For more about this growth cat, see this blog post. Quaerendo invenietis. Seek, and you will find.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 17

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 tertium decimum Kalendas Martias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Abduction of Persephone; 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 Dum potes vive (English: Live while you are able).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Doce ut discas (English: Teach so that you can learn).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: umquam caelesti Domino placuere scelesti (English: Our Heavenly Lord has never liked evil-doers).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Pecuniae oboedient omnia (Ecc. 10:19). 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: Vulpes non iterum capitur laqueo: The foxe is not eftesons taken in a snare. He that wise is, will not the seconde time stomble at the same stone.

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Volo Nolo. Click here for a full-sized view. I'm sharing these with English translations at Google+ now too.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Fames optimus coquus.

Hunger is the best cook.

Post tenebras spero lucem.

After the darkness, I hope for light.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Minerva et Naufragus, a wonderful fable about Athena and an Athenian (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Asini Spongiis et Sale Onusti, a story about a donkey with faulty logic.

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: Αἴολος ἀνὴρ εἰς βόθρον ἐμπεσεῖται. Vir subdolus in foveam incidet. The sly man will fall into the pitfall.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 15

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 quintum decimum Kalendas Martias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Leda and the Swan; 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: Finem respice (English: Consider the end).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Sibimet merces industria (English: Effort is its own reward).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Qui vult caedere canem, facile invenit fustem (English: He who wants to beat a dog easily finds a stick).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit (English: Fawning begets friends, but truth begets hatred).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Tantali poenae (English: The punishments of Tantalus; from Adagia 2.6.14; for more about Tantalus, see below).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Λύπης πάσης γίνετ' ἰατρὸς χρόνος (English: Time is the doctor of every grief).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Currus Mentis. Click here for a full-sized view. I've decided to start putting some English translations of the distichs at Google+.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Fac hodie: fugit haec non reditura dies.

Do it today: this day runs away, not to return.

Dives cui satis unus ager.

Rich is he for whom one field is enough.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Porcellus et Testamentum, a funny story about a pig's short-lived grief (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Leo et Pastor, the famous story of Androcles and the lion.

Words from Mythology. For more about TANTALIZE and King Tantalus, see this blog post.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 12

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HODIE (Roman Calendar): pridie Idus Februarias, and the Ides are on Saturday!

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Choice of Heracles; 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: Cedo nulli (English: I yield to no one).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Iovis omnia plena (English: All things are full of god).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is O Cupido, quantus es! (English: O Cupid, how great thou art!). 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: Beneficium qui nescit dare, iniuste petit (English: Someone who doesn't know how to do a favor shouldn't ask for one).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Faenum habet in cornu; longe fuge (English: He's got hay on his horn; keep your distance; from Adagia 1.1.81).

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Diligite inimicos vestros.

Love your enemies.

Messe tenus propria vive.

Live within your harvest.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Serpens et Filius Eius, a story about snakes and dragons (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Culex et Leo, a story about life's ups and downs.

Amy Burvall's History for Music Lovers. Here is today's video: The Odyssey ("Across the Universe" by the Beatles), which you can watch at YouTube also.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 9

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 quintum Idus Februarias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Actaeon Attacked by His Dogs; 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 Misceo iocis seria (English: I mix serious matters with joking ones).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Patientia vincit omnia (English: Patience conquers all).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Tu praesens cura; Domino committe futura (English: Take care of the present; entrust the future to God).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Dominus dedit; Dominus abstulit (Job 1:21). 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: Nosce teipsum: Knowe thy selfe. Plato ascribeth this divine sentente unto Apollo. But whose sayenge so ever it was, certes it is both true and godley, and worthy of Christen men to be continuallie borne in minde.

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Beneficiorum meminisse debemus.

We must remember the good deeds done for us.

Cupimus negata.

We desire what is denied to us.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ceres et Rusticus, an ecological fable about being careful what you ask for ... like genetically/divinely modified foods! (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Musca et Quadrigae , the story of a boastful fly.

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: ἐποίησεν Μωυσῆς ὄφιν χαλκοῦν. Fecit Moyses serpentem aeneum. Moses made a serpent of brass.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: February 6

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 octavum Idus Februarias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Heracles and the Bull; 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: Lucernam olet (English: It stinks of the lamp — in other words, it smells like an all-nighter!).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Post mala prudentior (English: Wiser after misfortune).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Ubi leonis pellis deficit, vulpina induenda est (English: When the lion's skin fails, you need to put on the fox skin ... if not by force, then by slyness).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Discendum quam diu vivas (English: You should learn for as long as you live).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Porro a Iove atque fulmine (English: Far from Jupiter, and from his lightning bolt; from Adagia 1.3.96 — in other words, steer clear of people in power).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Παρὰ τὰ δεινὰ φρονιμώτερος (see the Latin proverb above: Post mala prudentior!).

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Latent futura.

The future things are hidden.

Familiam cura.

Take care of your family.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Hercules et Rusticus, a story about the god who helps those who help themselves.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Platanus et Viatores, a story of ungrateful humanfolk (this fable has a vocabulary list).

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