Round-Up: August 22

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. I'm almost making good progress on my latest project - you can see the growing collection of Latin-vocabulary-via-proverbs at the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

HODIE: ante diem undecimum Kalendas Septembres.

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

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Errando discitur (English: You learn by making mistakes).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Ex unitate incrementum (English: From unity, increase).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Igne semel tactus timet ignem postmodo cattus (English: The cat who has been touched once by fire, fears the fire thereafter).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Medice cura teipsum (English: Physician, heal yourself).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Mylus omnia audiens (English: Mylus listening to everything; from Adagia 2.7.52 - this refers to someone who pretends to be deaf or not listening, but who is actually listening to everything).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is : Ἁμαρτεῖν οὐκ ἔνεστι δὶς ἐν πολέμῳ (English: One cannot err twice in war... contrast the proverb about learning above: school is one thing, war is another!).

BREVISSIMA: The distich for today is Consilium Non Post Facta, Sed Ante: Non dare consilium prodest post facta, sed ante / Facta bonum quidquam consuluisse iuvat.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Satyrus et Viator, the wonderful story of the satyr and the man who was lost in the snow (this fable has a vocabulary list).

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Frog and The Bull, the story of a very puffed-up frog.

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Lupi et Pastores, a story about an alliance between the shepherds and the wolves which proved fatal for the sheep.

Round-Up: August 20

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for those of you who are starting school today, as I am, here's a good motto for the year: STUDETE SAPIENTIAE.

I've also started my academic year project, getting ready for next summer. You may remember my vocabulary-driven proverb project from a couple years ago. Now, thanks to the Latin vocabulary resources provided by Christopher Francese and the Dickinson College Commentaries, I am ready to revive that project, using the 1000-word Latin Core Vocabulary List. You can see the beginnings of that new project at my Latin Via Proverbs blog; I hope to be able to keep working on that, at least in fits and starts, even during the school year.

HODIE: ante diem tertium decimum Kalendas Septembres.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Flight of Aeneas; 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: Ditat virtus (English: Virtue bestows wealth).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Vestigia nulla retrorsum (English: No steps leading back out - an allusion to the famous Aesop's fable about the fox and the lion in the cave)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Non scholae sed vitae discimus (English: We learn, not for school, but for life). 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: Animo imperabit sapiens, stultus serviet (English: The wise man will rule his thoughts; the fool will be their slave).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Bos adversus se ipsum pulverem movet (English: The ox stirs up the dust in its own face; from Adagia 2.5.78).

BREVISSIMA: The distich for today is Opera: Qui bene fecerunt, illi sua facta sequentur; / Qui male fecerunt, facta sequentur eos.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Scarabaeus et Stercus, a funny story about a dung-beetle and how there's no place like home (this fable has a vocabulary list).

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Fox and the Tragic Mask, a story about beauty, not brains.

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Leo et Vulpes Territa, a story about how familiarity overcomes fear.

Special Edition: Pig Latin

A friend of mine at Google+ just shared this wonderful cartoon with me and I thought it was worthy of a special edition of the Bestiaria Latina! :-)

Round-Up: August 18

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. If you have not downloaded a free PDF copy of Brevissima: 1001 Tiny Latin Poems, it's ready and waiting, and you can also get a free PDF copy of Mille Fabulae et Una: 1001 Aesop's Fables in Latin. If you prefer the heft of a book in your hand, you can get the books in printed form from Lulu.com.

HODIE: ante diem quintum decimum Kalendas Septembres.

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

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word motto is Tempus omnia monstrat (English: Time reveals all things).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Misericordia temperet gladium (English: Let mercy make mild the sword).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Quos vult, sors ditat; quos non vult, sub pede tritat (English: Fortune enriches those whom she wants; the others she grinds under her foot).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Pulsate, et aperietur vobis (Matt. 7:7). For a translation, check out the polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, at the Sacred Texts Archive online.

ELIZABETHAN PROVERBS: Here is today's proverb commentary, this time by Taverner: Serere ne dubites: Doubt not to plant. By this we be taught, not to wery nor slouthful to acheve some such thinges, wherof no losse commeth, but muche profit may procede, though not presently, yet in time comming, though not for our selves, yet at leste way for our posteritie.

BREVISSIMA: The distich for today is Malum Minus: Si duo proponas mala, quaelibet ut faciamus, / Unum sumamus minus, ut maius caveamus (call it a rhyming proverb for election season).

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Hirundo et Iuvenis, in which one swallow does not a summer make.

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Fox and the Leopard, a story about the beauty of the mind.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Minerva et Naufragus, a wonderful story about how the gods help them that help themselves (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Round-Up: August 16

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. I'm using Google+ a lot these days - highly recommended as a thought-provoking place to hang out online!

HODIE: ante diem septimum decimum Kalendas Septembres.

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

TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:

TINY PROVERBS: Today's tiny proverb is: Aspiciendo senescis (English: You grow old as you watch).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Spe labor levis (English: With hope, hard work becomes easy).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Sola apis mel conficit (English: The bee alone makes honey).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Sero sapiunt Phryges (English: The Phrygians are wise too late - in other words, they should have wised up before bringing the wooden horse within their walls).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Non est cuiuslibet Corinthum appellere (English: It's not for every man to make a trip to Corinth; from Adagia 1.4.1).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Ὁ δύο πτῶκας διώκων, οὐδέτερον καταλαμβάνει (English: He who pursues two rabbits catches neither).

BREVISSIMA: The distich for today is Nocitura: Si mala quis faciat, sibimet solet ipse nocere; / Eius in exemplo debes nocitura timere.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Porcellus et Testamentum, a hilarious little story about a bereaved pig (this fable has a vocabulary list).

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Fox and The Grapes, the famous story of the supposedly sour grapes.

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Pastor, Vestis Eius, et Oves, the story of the shepherd and his ungrateful sheep.

Round-Up: August 14

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: ante diem undevicesimum Kalendas Septembres

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Hylas and the Nymphs; 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: Animose certavi (English: I have contended courageously).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Diluculo surgere saluberrimum (English: It is most healthy to rise at dawn)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Amici nec multi nec nulli (English: Friends: not many, not none). 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: Cito ignominia fit superbi gloria (English: The glory of a boastful man soon turns to disgrace).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Rana gyrina sapientior (English: The frog is wiser than the tadpole; from Adagia 2.1.34).

BREVISSIMA: The distich for today is Quod Paravit Virtus, Retinebis: Et Natura suum repetit, Fortunaque tollit / Quando libet; Virtus quae dedit, illa manent.

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Serpens et Filius Eius, the story of how a serpent becomes a dragon (this fable has a vocabulary list).

AESOP IN ENGLISH VERSE: Today's fable from the English verse widget is The Famished Dogs, the story of the foolish dogs who tried to drink a river.

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Haedus in Tecto et Lupus, the story of a little kid who insults the wolf from the rooftop.