Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 12

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. My classes start officially on Monday (this past week I've had a "soft start" for students who wanted to being early)... I hope I can keep up with the Bestiaria, but it's going to be a crazy week! Best wishes to anyone else whose semester starts on Monday!

HODIE (Roman Calendar): pridie Idus Ianuarias, the day before the Ides of January.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Thetis and the Infant Achilles; 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 Ut prosim aliis (English: So that I may be useful to others).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Volat irrevocabile (English: Time flies, not to be called back).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Est sanum plane de lecto surgere mane (English: It's clearly good for your health to get out of bed early in the morning).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Ecce et naves, cum magnae sint, circumferuntur a modico gubernaculo (James 3:4). 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: Heroum filii noxae: The children of most renowned and noble personages, be for moste parte destructions to a common welth. Verelye our elders have observed from time to time, that the children of most excellent and wise men have growne much out of kinde from the vertues and prowesse of theyr progenitours.

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Merito Patiens. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Vipera et Auceps, a story about the hunter hunted.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Fortuna et Puer, a story in which Lady Luck decides she is tired of being blamed for our mistakes (this fable has a vocabulary list).

GreekLOLz - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my GreekLOLz; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: Αἴολος ἀνὴρ εἰς βόθρον ἐμπεσεῖται. Vir subdolus in foveam incidet. The sly man will fall into the pitfall.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 10

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 so is Mille Fabulae et Una: 1001 Aesop's Fables in Latin.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quartum Idus Ianuarias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Heracles and Cerberus; 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: Varietas delectat (English: Variety is pleasing).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Post proelium praemium (English: After the war, the reward).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Qualis sit quilibet pastor, lupus adveniens indicat (English: You can see what kind of shepherd someone is when the wolf approaches).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus (English: Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus grows cold - with Ceres standing for bread, Bacchus for wine... and Venus for love!).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Ubi sunt Theagenis plurimae pecuniae (English: There where all the great wealth of Theagenes is; from Adagia 2.9.6 - Theagenes was a poor man who boasted about having lots of money, hidden away somewhere).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Δὶς παῖδες οἱ γέροντες (English: Old men are twice children).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Umbra Corpus Sequitur. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Sutores et Mercurius, a funny story about Mercury and the proverbially sneaky shoemakers.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Avara et Gallina, the story of a woman who fattened her hen, hoping for more eggs (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Greek Bible Art - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my Greek Bible Art graphics; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: ἀνεβόησεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ Σουσαννα. Exclamavit voce magna Susanna. Susanna cried with a loud voice.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 8

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 (Roman Calendar): antediem sextum Idus Ianuarias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Eriphyle; 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: Perduret probitas (English: Let honesty endure!).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Otium pulvinar diaboli (English: Leisure is the devil's cushion).

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Non ducor, duco (English: I am not led: I lead). 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: Post calamitatem memoria alia est calamitas (English: After disaster the memory of it is yet another disaster).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Cum adsit ursus, vestigia quaeris (English: When the bear is right there, you're still looking for tracks; from Adagia 1.10.34).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Non Semper Tecta. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Cornix et Urna, the famous story of the thirsty crow.

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Mors et Pauper, a story about a poor man's love of life (this fable has a vocabulary list).

GreekLOLz - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my GreekLOLz; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: Αἰσχρόν τοι δῆρόν τε μένειν κενεόν τε νεέσθαι. Turpe est et mansisse diu vacuumque redire. It is a shameful thing to have stayed away a long time and to come back empty.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 6

Here is a round-up of today's proverbs and fables - and for previous posts, check out the Bestiaria Latina Blog archives. My classes start this week, so things are going to be pretty busy, but I hope to be publishing the Bestiaria as usual.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): antediem octavum Idus Ianuarias.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Odysseus and the Suitors; 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 Florebo quocumque ferar (English: I will flourish wherever I end up).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word proverb is Alienis malis discimus (English: We learn from other people's troubles).

RHYMING PROVERBS: Today's proverb with rhyme is: Stat scelus occultum, sed non remanebit inultum (English: A crime can be hidden, but it will not remain unavenged).

VULGATE VERSES: Today's verse is Dives difficile intrabit in regnum caelorum (Matt. 19:23). 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: Tuo te pede metire: Measure your selfe by your owne fote. The painters and carvers of images holde opinion, that the iust measure of everie man consisteht in seven of his owne fete. By this Proverbe wee be therfore warned, that wee dilate not oure selves beyonde our condition and state, neither yet esteme our selves by the prayses of flatterours, or opinion of the people or by favour of false fortune, but only by oure propre and true qualities.

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Deus Testis. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

TODAY'S FABLES:

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Cancer et Filius Eius, a wonderful fable about do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do (this fable has a vocabulary list).

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Rana et Leo, a story about FUD, fear uncertainty and doubt.

Greek Bible Art - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my Greek Bible Art graphics; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: καταβῆναι τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον σωματικῶ εἴδει ὡς περιστερὰν. Descendit Spiritus Sanctus corporali specie sicut columba. The Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 4

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 so is Mille Fabulae et Una: 1001 Aesop's Fables in Latin.

HODIE (Roman Calendar): pridie Nonas Ianuarias, the day before the Nones of January.

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Achilles and Hector's Corpse; 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: Sobrie potandum (English: Drink in moderation).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Dulce et utile (English: Pleasant and useful).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Felibus domo absentibus, mures saltant (English: When the cats are out of the house, the mice leap for joy).

POLYDORUS: Today's proverb from Polydorus is: Gratis accepistis, gratis date (English: You have taken freely; give freely).

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Momo satisfacere (English: Trying to satisfy Momus - which is an impossible task, of course, even for the gods, as Aesop tells us; from Adagia 1.5.74).

GREEK PROVERBS: Today's proverb is Νεκρὸς οὐ δάκνει (English: A dead man does not bite).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Sine Timore. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Iuppiter et Asini, in which the donkeys complain to Jupiter about their lot in life.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Mus et Leonis Gratia, the story of the mouse and the grateful lion... although things do not turn out well for this mouse in the end (this fable has a vocabulary list).

GreekLOLz - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my GreekLOLz; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: Αἰεὶ τὰ πέρυσι βελτίω. Semper anteriora meliora. Always the things of yesteryear are best.

Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: January 2

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 (Roman Calendar): ante diem quartum Nonas Ianuarias. And of course January itself gets its name from the Roman god Janus:

MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Venus and Pygmalion's Statue; 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: Depressus extollor (English: Pushed down, I rise up).

3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Gravissimum imperium consuetudinis (English: The rule of habit is most tyrannical)

AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Tempus est optimus iudex (English: Time is the best judge). 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: Malefacere qui vult, numquam non causam invenit (English: Someone who wants to do wrong never fails to find a reason).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Auribus lupum teneo (English: I'm holding the wolf by the ears; from Adagia 1.5.25 - it's dangerous to hang on, and it's just as dangerous to let go!).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Deum Nihil Latet. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Gallus et Fures, a story about a rooster who was not loved by robbers.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Canis in Praesepe et Bos, the famous story of the dog in the manger (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Greek Bible Art - and Latin and English, too. Below is one of my Greek Bible Art graphics; for the individual Greek, Latin and English versions of the graphic, see the blog post: ἰδοὺ μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο. Ecce magi ab oriente venerunt. Behold, there came wise men from the east.