Latin Without Latin: Dulcius Nil Puto

Here's a new Latin Without Latin essay! The previous two essays were Essay #34: Epistola Amatoria and Essay #35 Nox et Amor Vinumque (you can see a complete list of essays here). And here is the new essay:

Essay #36 Dulcius Nil Puto

Disticha Round-Up: June 6

The distichs below are all keyed to the vocabulary in the DCC Latin vocabulary list: DCC Latin Vocabulary Distichs. Plus, don't forget to check out the "Latin Without Latin" distich essays - there will be a new one every day this summer.

For vocabulary and additional information about each poem, click on the title.

Dives divitias non congregat...
Dives divitias non congregat absque labore,
Non tenet absque metu, non deserit absque dolore.


Fac contentus eo...
Fac contentus eo, quod contigit, usque fruaris:
Sic tamen, ut nunquam meliora requirere parcas.


Nec cuivis sapiens....
Nec cuivis sapiens, nec nulli credere debet;
Fallitur alter saepe, fidem sibi detrahit alter.


Inprimis venerare Deum...
Inprimis venerare Deum, venerare parentes:
Et quos ipsa loco tibi dat natura parentum.


Ut nos pauca loqui...
Ut nos pauca loqui, plura autem audire moneret,
Linguam unam natura, duas dedit omnibus aures.

Semper opum studio...
Semper opum studio praefer virtutis amorem;
Non opibus virtus, sed opes virtute parantur.


Si prodesse aliis...
Si prodesse aliis studeas, tibi proderis ipsi;
At nisi ames alios, et te quoque nullus amabit.


Scire cupis quae sit...
Scire cupis, quae sit famae via certa parandae?
Talem te praesta, qualem te poscis haberi.


Nil facito quod turpe
Nil facito, quod turpe putes fecisse videri,
Et cura, ut multis tibi sis pro testibus ipse.


Si quid forte mali...
Si quid forte mali aut facias, aut mente volutes,
Ut lateas homines, certe Deus omnia cernet.

Latin Without Latin: Nox et Amor Vinumque

Here's a new Latin Without Latin essay! The previous two essays were Essay #33: Amator and Essay #34: Epistola Amatoria (you can see a complete list of essays here). And here is the new essay:

Essay #35: Nox et Amor Vinumque

Round-Up: June 5

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. You can keep up with the latest posts by using the RSS feed, or you might prefer to subscribe by email.

HODIE: Nonae Iuniae, the Nones of June.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Daedalus and Icarus; you can also see the legends for the current week listed together here.

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Audax ero (English: I will be bold).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Post amara dulcia (English: Sweet things come after bitter).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Sine labore non erit panis in ore (English: Without work there will be no bread in your mouth). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

PUBLILIUS SYRUS: Today's proverb from Publilius Syrus is: Bene vixit is, qui potuit, cum voluit, mori (English: A man has lived well if he was able to die when he wanted).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Canis in praesepi (English: The dog in the manger; from Adagia 1.10.13 - the saying alludes to the famous Aesop's fable).

TODAY'S FABLES and STORIES:

ANECDOTE OF THE DAY: Today's anecdote is Capitolium in Manu Gallorum, a story which includes the death of the Roman senator Papirius.

FABULAE FACILES WIDGET: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Canes et Corium, the story of some greedy dogs (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The "chunk" of Mille Fabulae et Una today is Fable 931, Pater, Filius, et Agrorum Cultura, through Fable 940, Uxor et Vir Ebrius, including Pater, Filius, et Leo, a story about a painted lion.

MILLE FABULAE WIDGET: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Boves et Plaustrum, a great little story about who does the complaining and who does the work: Boves plaustrum trahebant, cuius axis cum strideret, conversi dixere, “Heus tu, nobis onus omne ferentibus, quid quereris?” Ita quoque nonnulli, dum alii insudant operi, ipsi laborare fingunt.

Latin Without Latin: Epistola Amatoria

Here's a new Latin Without Latin essay! The previous two essays were Essay #32: Omnia Vincit Amor and Essay #33: Amator (you can see a complete list of essays here). And here is the new essay:

Essay #34: Epistola Amatoria

Disticha Round-Up: June 4

The distichs below are all keyed to the vocabulary in the DCC Latin vocabulary list: DCC Latin Vocabulary Distichs. Plus, don't forget to check out the "Latin Without Latin" distich essays - there will be a new one every day this summer.

For vocabulary and additional information about each poem, click on the title.

Donec abest...
Donec abest, omnis populus petit ore senectam;
Praesentem merito nullus honore colit.

Si puer hoc sciret...
Si puer hoc sciret, quantum doctrina valeret,
Raro dormiret, sed nocte dieque studeret.

Si careas veste...
Si careas veste, nec sis vestitus honeste,
Nullius es laudis, quamvis sapis omne quod audis.

Consilium non spernendum
Utile consilium et laudandum semper amici est:
Quod quisque spernit, se male saepe dedit.

Hora mortis incerta
Mortis nemo suae novit tempusque modumque:
Cogitet hinc semper quisque salutis iter.

Non orat semper...
Non orat semper stans intra templa frequenter,
Sed quoque lascivas interdum quaerit amicas.

Hensellus quicquid...
Hensellus quicquid teneris non discit in annis,
Hans nunquam discet, semper ineptus erit.

Antiquus gladius...
Antiquus gladius, vetus atque fidelis amicus,
Credita temporibus haec valuere suis.

Nemo sibi satis est...
Nemo sibi satis est; eget omnis amicus amico;
Si non vis aliis parcere, parce tibi.

Nemo vitare mortem...
Nemo vitare mortem valet, aut superare:
Nam clausis portis intrat locula singula fortis.