HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem quartum Kalendas Decembres.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Milo of Croton, and there are more images here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Tandem iustitia (English: Justice, at last).
3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Non sibi solum (English: Not for oneself alone)
AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Nutrit et accipiter pullos suos (English: Even a hawk nourishes its chicks). To read a brief essay about this proverb and to listen to the audio, visit the Latin Via Proverbs blog.
ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Canes timidi vehementius latrant (English: Dogs that are scared bark more loudly; from Adagia 3.7.100).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Verba Malorum. Click here for a full-sized view.
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And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
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Ex vitio alterius sapiens emendat suum.
A wise person corrects their own failings
by observing the failings of others.
Somnus donum deorum gratissimum.
Sleep is the most welcome gift of the gods.
TODAY'S FABLES:
MILLE FABULAE: The English translation for today from the Mille Fabulae et Una book is Leaena et Sus, a story about quality versus quantity.
PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Passer ad leporem consiliator, a story about empathy, or the lack thereof: Latin text and Smart's translation.
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STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is Lupus et Grus, which is Steinhowel's version of the fable from Phaedrus in the previous post: Latin text and English versions.
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