HODIE (Roman Calendar): ante diem septimum Kalendas Apriles.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows Ino and Melicertes, and there are more images here.
TODAY'S MOTTOES and PROVERBS:
TINY MOTTOES: Today's tiny motto is: Palma virtuti (English: The palm of victory [belongs] to virtue).
3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Historia magistra vitae (English: History is the teacher of life)
AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi (English: What is permitted to Jove is not permitted to an ox). 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 Asinus stramenta mavult quam aurum (English: The donkey prefers straw to gold; from Adagia 4.8.38).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Nunc Dormire, Nunc Vigilare. Click here for a full-sized view.
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And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Amor tollit timorem.
Love removes fear.
Audi, vide, tace, si vis vivere in pace.
Listen, look and be silent if you wish to live in peace.
TODAY'S FABLES:
PHAEDRI FABULAE: The illustrated fable from Phaedrus for today is Milvus et columbae, a story about avian tyranny: Latin text and Smart's translation.
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STEINHOWEL: The illustrated fable from Steinhowel for today is de hirundine et ceteris avibus, a story about avian prophecy: Latin text and English versions.
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And here's LatinLOLBaby Enzo with one of my all-time favorite Latin sayings: Libri muti magistri sunt.