Round-Up: October 21

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Via trita via tuta (English: The well-worn way is the safe way - a proverb for acting conservatively instead of bolding going where no man has gone before). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ὁ Ζεὺς κολαστὴς τῶν ἄγαν ὑπερφρόνων (English: Zeus is the punisher of those who are excessively proud). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Fable 11: Rusticus et Aratrum Eius, a story which shows that in ancient Greece and Rome, too, "God helps those that help themselves." Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: October 19

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Via ovicipitum dura est (English: The way of the eggheads is hard - a modern Latin saying coined by none other than Adlai Stevenson!). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἐχῖνος τὸν τόκον ἀναβάλλει. (English: The hedgehog puts off giving birth - and she does so at her peril, of course, since the babies get pricklier and pricklier with each passing day, supposedly - it's an example of why NOT to procrastinate!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Fable 10: Rusticus et Silva, the story of the foolish trees who gave the man some wood to use as the handle for his axe. BIG MISTAKE. Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: October 14

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Vae miseris ovibus, iudex lupus est (English: Woe for the poor sheep; the judge is a wolf). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἂν μὴ λεοντῆ ἐξικνεῖται, τὴν ἀλωπεκῆν πρόσαψον (English: If a lionskin doesn't do the trick, put on the fox - in other words, if force doesn't work, try cunning; for more on the cunning of the fox, see the Aesop's fable below!). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Fable 9: Vulpes et Pardus, the story of the debate between the fox and the leopard about who is the most beautiful. Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: October 11

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Otium sine litteris mors est et hominis vivi sepultura (English: Leisure without literature is death and burial for a living man). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεὸς (which is familiar to English-speakers in its Latin form: deus ex machina). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Fable 8: Aves et Quadrupedes, the story of the bat who played traitor in the war of the birds and the beasts. Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: October 7

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AudioLatinProverbs.com: In addition to the Latin proverb of the day, I've added a new essay to the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog about the saying Parentes patientia vince (In English: Overcome your parents with patience). Listen to the audio, and listen to some Latin advice for handling family matters!

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ὀυκ ἀεὶ ποταμὸς ἀξίνας φέρει (English: The river does not always offer axes - an allusion to the famous Aesop's fable about Mercury and the man who lost his axe in the river). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is Fable 7: Pavo et Grus, the story of the beautiful peacock and the high-flying crane. Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: October 5

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AudioLatinProverbs.com: In addition to the Latin proverb of the day, I've added a new essay to the AudioLatinProverbs.com blog about the saying Maluisses cloacas Augeae purgare (In English: You would have preferred to clean the sewers of Augeas). Listen to the audio, and learn about Hercules's ingenious solution to the ignoble labor of cleaning out Augeas's stables.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἐχθρῶν ἄδωρα δῶρα (English: The gifts of enemies are non-gifts). You can use the Javascript to include the Greek proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - and each Greek proverb also comes with a Latin version.

Latin Via Fables: I'm presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, with my commentary on each. Today's fable is De Accipitre et Luscinia, the story of the hawk who captured a nightingale - as you can imagine, things do not go well for the poor nightingale! Here is Barlow's illustration:

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