Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: March 28

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 copies of my books, you can find links to all of them here: Fables, Proverbs and Distichs — Free PDFs.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quintum Kalendas Apriles.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Scylla, and there are more images here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Sorte contentus (English: Content with my fate).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Historia magistra vitae (English: History is the teacher of life)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Dimittis pullos sub custodia vulpis (English: You're leaving the chickens in the care of the fox). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Asinus stramenta mavult quam aurum (English: The donkey prefers straw to gold; from Adagia 4.8.38... and like the rooster who prefers a barleycorn to a gemstone, you can decide if that donkey is foolish or wise).

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Discamus veluti simus de tempore tuti.

Let us learn as if we were safe from time.

Messe tenus propria vive.

Live within your harvest.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Mercurius, Homo, et Formicae, a story about how everything is relative (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Mus et Montes, a fable about "fake news."

Freebookapalooza: Classics. Here is today's free book online: Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Alfred Church.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: March 24

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 or the Distich Poems Board.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem nonum Kalendas Apriles.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Dionysus and Ariadne, and there are more images here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Domi manendum (English: It's better to stay home).

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Beneficia plura recipit, qui scit reddere (English: Someone who knows how to do favors will get more of them).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Gygis annulus (English: The ring of Gyges; from Adagia 1.1.96, which you can read about at Wikipedia).

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Conybeare: Omnium rerum vicissitudo est: The worlde chaungeth every daye, every thing hath his course. It ys a proverbe by the which ys signified that yn this worlde ys nothinge stable permanent nor durable, but lyke as the sea doth contynuallye flowe and ebbe, so do all thinges yn this world dayly chaunge, nowe up, nowe down, nowe mery, nowe sadde, nowe frynde, now foe, nowe accepted and anon out of favoure.

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Cupimus negata.

We desire what is denied to us.

Latent futura.

The future things are hidden.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Ranae Duae et Puteus, a story of two frogs: one reckless and one cautious (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Rusticus et Coluber, a story of how no good deed goes unpunished!

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: ἐξέτεινεν Αβρααμ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ λαβεῖν τὴν μάχαιραν. Extenditque manum, et arripuit gladium. And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: March 20

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HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem tertium decimum Kalendas Apriles.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Dido and Aeneas, and there are more images here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Faciam meo modo (English: I will do it in my way).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Amor metu vacat (English: Love is free from fear).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Qui sibi nil conscit, secura mente quiescit (English: He who feels no guilt can rest with a quiet mind).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Unusquisque onus suum portabit (Gal. 6:5). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Familiam cura.

Take care of your family.

Amicus cum vitiis ferendus est.

You must tolerate a friend together with his faults.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Feles, Aquila, et Sus, the story of a conniving cat (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Fortuna et Puer, in which Lady Luck refuses to take the blame.

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

Hiatus

I'll be out of town for a week (Spring Break), so I am leaving you with some cats of winter and spring, since there is all kinds of weather going on out there!

And if you are craving more cats, don't forget about the Latin LOLCat Randomizer, and there's also a LatinLOLCat Board at Pinterest.

Cogitato hiems quam longa sit.

Think how long the winter is.

Igne quid utilius?

What is more useful than fire?

Sequitur ver hiemem.

Spring follows winter.

Unus flos non facit ver.

One flower does not make a spring.

Nimium breves flores rosae.

Too brief are the flowers of the rose.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: March 11

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives.Don't forget about the Latin LOLCat Randomizer, and there's also a LatinLOLCat Board at Pinterest.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quintum Idus Martias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Nisus and Euryalus, and there are more images here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Pax optima rerum (English: Peace is the best of things).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Asinus magis stramina vult quam aurum (English: The donkey wants straw more than gold).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Scriba doctus profert de thesauro suo nova et vetera (English: The scribe brings forth from his storehouse new things and old).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Τὸ σιγᾶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν χρυσόν ἐστι θάπτειν (English: To keep the truth silent is to bury gold in the ground).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Velle Tuum Meum Est. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Aliud est velle, aliud posse.

Wanting is one thing; being able to do it is another.

Crescit scribendo scribendi studium.

A zeal for writing grows by writing.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Bos Fimum Evehens, a funny little fable about cleaning up after yourself (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Asinus et Tympana, the story of a long-suffering donkey.

Growth Mindset Memes. For more about this growth cat, see this blog post. Altius tendo. I will go higher.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: March 7

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 copies of my books, you can find links to all of them here: Fables, Proverbs and Distichs — Free PDFs.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): Nonae Martiae, the Nones of March. And yes, the Ides are on their way!

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Odysseus and Nausicaa, and there are more images here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Insisto firmiter (English: I stand steady).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Tranquillo quilibet gubernator (English: When it's calm, everyone is a helmsman)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Magnus liber magnum malum (English: A big book is a big evil). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Duos insequens lepores, neutrum capit (English: By chasing two rabbits, he catches neither; from Adagia 3.3.36).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Similis Similem Sibi Quaerit. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Nihil gratius pace.

Nothing is more welcome than peace.

Divitiae pariunt curas.

Wealth gives rise to worries.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Mustela et Mus Grandaevus, the story of a wise old mouse.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Aquila et Vulpes, a story of animal mothers and their young (this fable has a vocabulary list).

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: Αἰγιαλῷ λαλεῖς. Littori loqueris. You might as well talk to the shore.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: March 3

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 or the Distich Poems Board.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quintum Nonas Martias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Diogenes and Alexander, and there are more images here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Spero meliora (English: I hope for better things).

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Malum ne alienum feceris tuum gaudium (English: Don't find your joy in another's misfortune).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Nunc illa advenit Datidis cantilena (English: It's now time for the song of Datis; from Adagia 2.9.80... Datis the Mede was famous for his special reverence for Apollo, and his rough efforts to speak Greek, saying, I have glad, I be enjoyed, I pleasuring - grammatically incorrect, but very jolly.).

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Piscator ictus sapiet: The fisher striken wil be wise. A certaine fisherman, when he hadde brawten up his net, and began now to take in his handes the fishes which he had caught, chaunced to take up also a Scorpion, whiche forthwith strake him. Wel quoth he, now that I am striken, I wil beware. The English Proverbe is in this fashion pronounced, The brent childe fyer dredeth.

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Nulla dies sine linea.

No day without (writing) a line.

Vos estis lux mundi.

You are the light of the world.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Hercules et Rusticus, a fable about how the god helps him who helps himself (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Camelus et Iuppiter, a fable about being careful what you ask for.

Words from Mythology. For more about Aphrodite and aphrodisiacs, see this blog post.