Round-Up: March 16

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 29, which features this amusing item: Anulus aureus in naribus suis (careful with suis - it's the genitive of sus).

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed, full of proverbs while I am online each day - here's a recent one I really liked, since the weather is one of my favorite metaphors for life: Nunc pluit et claro nunc Iuppiter aethere fulget.

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Fortuna gloriae carnifex (English: Fortune is the butcher of glory - a saying from Pliny's account of the Roman triumph). You can use the Javascript to include the Audio Latin Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.

Proverbium Perbreve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Varia vita (English: Life is varied - a saying that is much more charming with the alliteration in the Latin). You can use the Javascript to include the Two-Word Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's three-word proverb is Audio, sed taceo (English: I listen, but am silent - a family motto, as you can see here). You can use the Javascript to include the Three-Word Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Nolite condemnare, et non condemnabimini (Luke 6:37). You can use the Javascript to include the Vulgate Verse of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. (For a nice polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, see the Sacred Texts Archive online.)

Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Durum tondere leonem (English: It's a hard task to shave the lion - in other words, be careful what you say to the "lions" in your life). You can use the Javascript to include the Animal Latin Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Est pax villana melior quam pugna Romana (English: A peace in the countryside is better than a Roman battle - a saying that plays on the proverbial opposition between Rome, the city of cities, and the countryside). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin Proper Name Proverb of the Day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Βατράχῳ ὀινοχοεῖς (English: You're pouring water for a frog - which is to say, you're giving him something he has plenty of already). 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.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE SENE ET MORTE (the story of the old man who thought he was ready to die). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

Latin Via Fables: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Anu et Ansere, the story of the goose who laid the golden eggs.

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Round-Up: March 15

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 28, which features this very profound pair of sayings: In labore libertas and In libertate labor.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed, full of proverbs while I am online each day - here's a recent one I selected especially for Twitter-use POTUS: Furtivus potus plenus dulcedine totus.

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Aut rex aut asinus (English: Either a king or a donkey - a proverb that alludes to how you are born into this world, as a king or a donkey). You can use the Javascript to include the audio Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Proverbium Breve of the Day: Today's two-word proverb is Asinus compluitur (English: The donkey can be rained on - a proverb that refers to the donkey's thick skin, and how he can put up with anything, uncomplaining). You can use the Javascript to include the Animal Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Qui corripit hominem, gratiam postea inveniet apud eum (Proverbs 28:23). You can use the Javascript to include the Vulgate verse of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. (For a nice polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, see the Sacred Texts Archive online.)

Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Ire catenatus nescit canis inveteratus (English: An old dog doesn't know how to go about on a leash - a Latin variation on not being able to teach an old dog new tricks). You can use the Javascript to include the Animal Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Noctuas Athenas affert (English: He's carrying owls to Athens - the ancient equivalent of carrying coals to Newcastle). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proper name proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Τότ' ᾄδονται κύκνοι, ὅταν κολοιοὶ σιωπήσωσιν (English: The swans will sing when the jackdaws fall silent - a kind of "hell freezes over" for the birds). 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: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Cane et Umbra, the story of the greedy dog who was fooled by his own reflection.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE VULPE ET AQUILA (the story of what happened when the eagle stole the fox's pups). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Round-Up: March 14

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 27, which features this optimistic saying: E parvo semine multa messis.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed, full of proverbs while I am online each day - here's a recent one about the passage of time: Truditur dies die novaeque pergunt interire lunae.

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Vita misero longa, felici brevis (English: For the wretched man, life is long; for the happy man, it is brief - a saying worth thinking about in our endless pursuit of quantity of life, without due regard for quality). You can use the Javascript to include the audio Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Sit omnis homo velox ad audiendum, tardus autem ad loquendum (James 1:19). You can use the Javascript to include the Vulgate verse of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. (For a nice polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, see the Sacred Texts Archive online.)

Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Ingenium suum vulpecula mutare nescit (English: The fox does not know how to change her character... and an "ingeious" character it is!). You can use the Javascript to include the Animal Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Dignus Argivo clypeo (English: Worthy of an Argive shield - the circular Argive shield was a proverbial emblem of valor in the greek and Roman world). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proper name proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Γνώμη δὲ κρεῖσσόν ἐστιν ἤ ῥώμη χερῶν (English: Intelligence is stronger than the strength of your hands - which is not to say that bodily strength counts for nothing... but it can be outsmarted!). 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.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE LUPO ET GRUE (the story of the crane who foolishly did a favor for a wolf). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 13

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 26, which features this fine saying for all you booklovers out there: Vita sine libris mors est.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed, full of proverbs while I am online each day - here's the Latin equivalent of "if I were in your shoes" in English: Nemo scit ubi calceus urat, nisi qui eum portet.

Audio Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's audio Latin proverb is Perit voluptas, virtus immortalis est (English: Pleasure perishes; personal worth is immortal - although finding an English equivalent for Latin virtus is well-nigh impossible). You can use the Javascript to include the audio Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. Meanwhile, to read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Bonum certamen certavi, cursum consummavi, fidem servavi (II Tim. 4:7). You can use the Javascript to include the Vulgate verse of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog. (For a nice polyglot Bible, in English, Hebrew, Latin and Greek, see the Sacred Texts Archive online.)

Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is In praetoriis leones, in castris lepores (English: Lions behind the defenses, rabbits in the field camps - a saying well worth keeping in mind when you hear warmongers blustering back in Washington). You can use the Javascript to include the Animal Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Proximus Iovi, proximior fulgori (English: Close to Jupiter, closer to the lightning - in other words, beware the high and mighty!). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proper name proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἀετὸν κάνθαρος μαίευται (English: The beetle serves as midwife to the eagle - an allusion to the marvelous fable of how the lowly dung-beetle punished the wicked eagle). 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.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE VULPE ET UVA (the fable which famously gives us the English saying "sour grapes!)). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 12

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 25, which contains this saying about blood and sweat (no tears, though): Et sudore et sanguine.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed, full of proverbs while I am online each day - here's a recent one I really liked, about how if you're an eagle, you shouldn't waste your time with jackdaws: Ne te aquila iactes graculos inter leves.

Latin Audio Proverb of the Day: Today's audio proverb is Tua verba gerrae sunt (English: Your words are wattle-twigs - a saying equivalent to our English exclamation, "Fiddle-sticks!"). 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 and listen to the audio, visit the AudioLatinProverbs.com website.

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Vidi sub sole nec velocium esse cursum nec fortium bellum (Ecc. 9:11). You can use the Javascript to include the Vulgate verse of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Ne capra contra leonem (English: A goat should not [go] against a lion - lions eat goats for dinner, after all!). You can use the Javascript to include the Animal Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Nec summus cunctis Iuppiter ipse placet (English: Even lofty Jupiter himself cannot please everybody - a saying you can consider to be about Jupiter the god, or Jupiter as a metonomy for the weather up in the sky). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proper name proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Ἀιόλος ἀνὴρ εἰς βόθρον ἐμπεσεῖται. (English: A slippery fellow will fall into the ditch - a great saying about how sneaky people are their own worst enemy). 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.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE CANE MORDACI (the story of the "dog with a clog" who was prone to bite). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.

Round-Up: March 11

Here is a round-up of today's blog posts - 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.

Bestiaria Latina Podcasts: Today's audio podcast is Latin Via Proverbs: Group 24, which contains the Latin version of "a word to the wise" - Sapienti dictum sat est.

Proverbiis Pipilo: You can see my Twitter feed, full of proverbs while I am online each day - here's a recent one which alludes to the Aesop's fable of Mercury and the axes: Fluvius non semper fert secures..

Latin Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Inscitia mater arrogantiae (English: Ignorance is the mother of conceit - a truth you will encounter all too often in the academic life, sad to say!). 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.

Vulgate Verse of the Day: Today's verse is Transivimus per ignem et aquam (Psalms 66:12). You can use the Javascript to include the Vulgate verse of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Latin Animal Proverb of the Day: Today's animal proverb is Nigro rarior cycno (English: More rare than a black swan - a proverbial notion made famous again recently in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable). You can use the Javascript to include the Animal Latin proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Proper Name Proverb of the Day: Today's proper name proverb is Evitata Charybdi in Scyllam incidi (English: After having steered clear of Charybdis, I fell into Scylla - a Homeric version of "out of the frying pan, into the fire"). You can use the Javascript to include the Latin proper name proverb of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog.

Greek Proverb of the Day: Today's proverb is Τὸ σιγᾶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν χρυσόν ἐστι θάπτειν (English: To be silent about the truth is to bury gold - a wonderful saying for those people who, like me, see themselves as obliged to speak up when truth is at stake... despite all those proverbs which say, to the contrary, that silence is golden!). 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: Simplified Fables: I'm now presenting the "Barlow Aesop" collection, fable by fable, in a SIMPLIFIED version (same story, but in simpler sentences) - with a SLIDESHOW presentation to go along with it, too. Today's Simplified fable is De Equo et Leone, the story of how the horse saw through the lion's tricks and played a good trick of his own in order to escape.

Fable of the Day: Today's fable of the day from Barlow's Aesop is DE MILVO AEGROTO (the marvelous story of the kite's deathbed repentance). You can use the Javascript to include the fable of the day automatically each day on your webpage or blog - meanwhile, to find out more about today's fable, visit the Ning Resource Page, where you will find links to the text, commentary, as well as a discussion board for questions and comments.

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Aesop's Fables in Latin now available at Amazon.com.