Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: June 21

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HODIE: ante diem undecimum Kalendas Iulias

ANIMAL PROVERB:

Non missura cutem nisi plena cruoris hirudo.
The leech will not let go of the skin
until it is full of blood.

DISTICHA LATINA:

Sic age cum superis, quasi te plebs audiat omnis;
Sic age cum populo, dii quasi te videant.
[English]

LATIN LOLCATS:

Ingenium mala saepe movet.
Genius often stirs up trouble.

Da veniam culpae.
Forgive the fault.

AESOP'S FABLES:

Apes, Fur, et Mellarius
Latin version and English version(s)

Olitor et Canis
Latin version and English version(s)

AESOP IN 100 WORDS:

Agnus et Canis
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The Lamb and the Nanny-Goat