Round-Up: November 20

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Suus est mos cuique genti (English: There is for each nation its own custom). 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 Πολλοί τοι ναρθηκοφόροι, παῦροι δὲ Βάκχοι (English: There are many who carry the wand of Bacchus, but few Bacchuses - in other words, many show the outward trappings of religion, but few are divinely inspired). 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 27: Milvus Aegrotus, the story of the sick kite who wanted his mother to pray to the gods for his recovery. Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: November 19

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Eloquentia sagitta (English: Eloquence is an arrow). 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, along with an aside about the "winged words" of Homer, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Πρὸς σῆμα μητρυιᾶς κλαίει (English: He's crying at the grave of his stepmother - which means something like the human equivalent of crocodile tears!). 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 26: Lupus et Sus, the story of the wolf pretending he wants to help the sow to deliver her piglets - and with friends like that, who needs enemies, eh...? Here is Barlow's illustration, which shows the piglets safely delivered with the wolf, however, still too close for comfort!

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Round-Up: November 18

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Abyssus abyssum invocat (English: One hell summons another - a saying adapted from the Psalms). 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 Καὶ φιλεῖν δεῖ, ὡς καὶ μισήσοντας· καὶ μισεῖν, ὡς καὶ φιλήσοντας (English: It is necessary for people to love as if they were going to hate later on, and to hate, as if they were going to love later on - a paradoxical saying that goes back to the philosopher Bias!). 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 25: Auceps et Perdix, the story of a treacherous partridge willing to do anything to save her skin (or her feathers, I guess you could say!). Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: November 17

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Non curat numerum lupus (English: The wolf doesn't worry about the number - a saying echoed in one of Vergil's Eclogues). 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 Πόρρω Διός τε καὶ κεραυνοῦ (English: Far both from Zeus and from the lightning bolt - this is a great saying for people like me who prefer to do their work quietly, as far removed from the 'seats of power' as possible!). 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 24: Vitula et Bos, the story of the heifer and the ox, with a warning about people who think they can escape the need to do a hard day's work! Here is Barlow's illustration:

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Round-Up: November 16

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is In praetoriis leones, in castris lepores (English: In the palace, lions; in the camp, rabbits - something like the idea of "armchair quarterbacks" who find it easy to play from the sidelines). 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 Ἀιθίοψ οὐ λευκαίνεται (English: An Ethiopian doesn't turn white, which is a proverb with a Biblical echo in Jeremiah 13:23, "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?"). 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 23: Lupus Ovis Pelle Indutus, the story of a wolf who raided the flock disguised as a sheep. Here is Barlow's illustration, and you can see that the wolf does not come to a good end!

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Round-Up: November 15

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Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Cani indicium sunt temporis, non sapientiae (English: White hair is a sign of time, not of wisdom - alas, a proverb that applies to me more and more each passing day, ha ha). 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 Συμβούλευε μὴ τὰ ἥδιστα, ἀλλὰ τὰ ἄριστα (English: Advise not the things which are sweetest, but the things which are best - this could be good advice for the G-20 Summit this weekend in Washington!). 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 22: Vulpes et Lupus, the story of the fox who was trapped in the well and asked for help from a passing wolf. This is not a rather obscure Aesop's fable, but it is about a situation we have probably all found ourselves in, metaphorically speaking! Here is Barlow's illustration:

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