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. It's the official start of the semester for the University of Oklahoma, and I hope everybody else who is going back to school today will have a great week!

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 Cura facit canos (English: Worry makes grey hairs).

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 Via impiorum tenebrosa; nesciunt ubi corruant (Proverbs 4:19). 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 Deum Dilige et Vicinum. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Fuge, late, tace.

Run away, hide, keep silent.

Miscentur tristia laetis.

Sad things are mixed with joys.

TODAY'S FABLES:

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

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Fortuna et Puer, a wonderful story about Lady Luck and what humans call bad luck (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo et Vulpes Territa , with links to the audio and to the blog post.

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 are a Pinterest user, you might enjoy following the Bestiaria Latina at Pinterest, and there is also a LatinLOLCat Board.

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 Iustitia et veritas (English: Justice and truth).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is Sola apis excellit muscarum milia quinque (English: A single bee is better than five thousand flies).

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

PROPER NAME PROVERBS: Today's proper name proverb from Erasmus is Ubi sunt Theagenis plurimae pecuniae (English: Where all the great wealth of Theagenes is ... that is, nowhere; 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 Ἰδοὺ Ῥόδος, ἰδοὺ καὶ πήδημα (English: Let this be Rhodes, and let your jump be here... an allusion to the Aesop's fable about the boastful athlete).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Deum Dilige Corde Toto. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Bibe, si bibis.

Drink, if you're drinking.

Nihil gratius est pace.

Nothing is more welcome than peace.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Viatores Duo et Bipennis, a story about sharing both the good and the bad.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Asinus et Grammaticus, a funny little story about education (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo Senex et Vulpes, with links to the audio and to the blog post.

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: Meliora sperando (English: By hoping for better things).

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 Discipulus est prioris posterior dies (English: The following day is the student of the previous day). 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: Fatetur facinus is, qui iudicium fugit (English: Someone who flees the trial confesses his crime).

ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Ex ipso bove lora sumere (English: To get the reins from the ox himself; from Adagia 1.2.77 ... in that sense, the oxen are their own worst enemy, yielding up the leather reins in death that will be used to drive the next oxen in life!).

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Ebibe vas totum, si vis cognoscere potum.
Drink the whole glass, if you want to know the drink.

Discere ne cessa.
Do not stop learning.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Rana et Leo, a story about a lion frightened by a frog.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Corvus Aquilam Imitans, the story of an overly ambitious crow (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo Senex, Gemens, with links to the audio and to the blog post.

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. If you are looking for free PDF copies of my books, you can find links to all of them here: #PDF Tribute to Aaron Swartz.

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 Cavendo tutus eris (English: By being cautious you will be safe).

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 Conybeare: Calvum vellis: Thou pluckest heare of a balde mannes heade, a proverbe where one woulde have a thinge of a man that he hath not, thou wouldest take a breeche from a bare arst man.

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

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

In nocte consilium

Plans take shape at night.

In vino veritas.

In wine, there is truth.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Pica Loquax et Aquila, a fable about gossip in the bird world.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Mus et Leonis Gratia, a fable of gratitude... but with an ending that may surprise you (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo Senex, Vulpes, et Lupus, with links to the audio and to the blog post.

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 are a Pinterest user, you might enjoy following the Bestiaria Latina at Pinterest, and there is also a LatinLOLCat Board.

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: Tempus fugit (English: Time flees).

3-WORD MOTTOES: Today's 3-word verb-less motto is Non nobis solum (English: Not for ourselves alone).

ANIMAL PROVERBS: Today's animal proverb is iscum fugiens, avis in laqueos incidit (English: Fleeing the snare, the bird falls into the net).

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 Simonidis cantilenae (English: The songs of Simonides; from Adagia 2.9.12 - This refers to the tradition that Simonides of Ceos was the poet who first perfected the craft of writing poetry for money, on commission).

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

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Verus Amor Dei. Click here for a full-sized view.

And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:

Sapientia gubernator navis.

Wisdom is the ship's navigator.

Sic itur ad astra

This is how you reach the stars.

TODAY'S FABLES:

MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Cervus ad Stabulum Confugiens, a story about a deer in hiding and a keen-eyed farmer.

FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Asinus, Gallus, et Leo, the story of a self-important donkey (this fable has a vocabulary list).

Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo, Vulpes, et Simius, with links to the audio and to the blog post.

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.

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 Senectus vitae hiems (English: Old age is the winter of life)

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: Brevissima esto memoria iracundiae (English: Let your memory of an angry mood be as brief as possible).

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 - the idea is that it's dangerous to hold on... and dangerous to let go!).

BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Vivo Ut Moriar. 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, the story of a rooster caught by thieves.

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).

Latin Fables Read by Justin Slocum Bailey. Here is today's audio fable: Leo Rex et Simius, with links to the audio and to the blog post.