Round-Up: November 4

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Est unusquisque faber ipsae suae fortunae (English: Each and every person is the maker of his own luck - a good saying to keep in mind today, the day of the U.S. elections of 2008). 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 Ὦ ὁῖα κεφαλὴ, καὶ ἐγκέφαλον οὐκ ἔχει (English: Oh such a head, and it has no brains - a reference to the Aesop's fable about the fox who found an actor's mask). 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 17: Agricola et Ciconia, a wonderful fable about hanging out with the wrong crowd, as the stork learned to her great cost! Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: November 2

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Alget qui non ardet (English: He grows cold who does not burn - a motto found in William Strachey's Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall, published for the Colony of Virginia in 1612). 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 Χρὴ μὴ τὸ κακὸν διὰ κακὸν ἀμύνασθαι (English: One wrong should not be avenged with another wrong - in other words, two wrongs don't make a right). 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 16: Cicada et Formica, the story of the hard-working ant and the infamously lazy cricket or grasshopper or cicada who has to go beg the ant for food in winter - a good fable now that fall is upon us! Here is Barlow's illustration (thank goodness the insects are disproportionately large, so that you can see them):

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Round-Up: October 30

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Non nova sed nove (English: Not new things, but in a new way - a good motto for those of us exploring new ways of learning Latin!). 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 Ἀυτοῦ Ῥόδος, αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ πήδημα (English: Let here be Rhodes, and here be the jump - an allusion to a famous Aesop's fable about a boastful athlete). 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 15: Auceps et Palumbes, the story of the bird-catcher and what is literally a snake in the grass! Here is Barlow's illustration (look closely to see the snake):

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Round-Up: October 28

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De Canibus Britannicis. Project Gutenberg is not a place I normally expect to find Latin texts, but a truly wonderful book has just shown up there this week! The e-text consists of Caius's original De Canibus Britannicis (1570) and Fleming's translation Of English Dogges (1576). The separate texts are then followed by a combined text, giving the Latin original and the English translation in interlocking segments. I wonder if we will see any other great Renaissance items like this at Project Gutenberg. It's a mode of presentation that makes the text equally useful for Latinists and for folks who are interested in Renaissance England. Marvelous!

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Tempus est vitae magister (English: Time is the teacher of life). 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 Ἀνδρὸς ὑπ' ἐσθλοῦ καὶ τυραννεῖσθαι καλόν (English: When a man is good, even his tyranny is agreeable - a saying that endorses benevolent dictatorship!). 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 14: Rana et Bos, the story of the frog who was literally puffed up with pride - fatally so! Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: October 27

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Nocumentum documentum (English: A loss, a lesson - in other words, you learn by making mistakes; this is one of my very favorite Latin proverbs!). 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 Μὴ ὢν Σύρος μὴ Σύριζε (English: If you're not Syrian, don't play the Syrian - in other words, don't pretend to be something you're not; note the nice play on words in Greek: μὴ Σύριζε literally means "don't whistle" - perhaps an English equivalent would be: If you're not Russian, don't rush!). 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 13: Lupi et Oves, the story of the misbegotten treaty between the sheep and the wolves. Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: October 25

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Gutta fortunae prae dolio sapientiae (English: A drop of luck rather than a vat of wisdom.). 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 Ὦ παῖ, σιώπα, πόλλ' ἔχει σιωπὴ καλά. (English: O child, be quiet; quiet entails many good things). 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 12: Pastoris Puer et Agricolae, the story of the boy who cried "Wolf!" Here is Barlow's illustration:

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