Latin Proverbs and Fables Round-Up: December 5

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HODIE: Nonae Decembres

ANIMAL PROVERB:

Linque coax ranis,
cras corvis, vanaque vanis.

Leaving croaking "coax" to the frogs,
cawing "cras" to the crows, frivolity to the frivolous.

DISTICHA LATINA:

Aptus amicus adest unus tibi; parce secundum
   Quaerere; vix aeque tertius aptus erit.
[English]

LATIN LOLCATS:

Fuge, late, tace.
Run away, hide, keep silent.




Lumen caeleste sequamur.
Let us follow the heavenly light.

AESOP'S FABLES:

Gallus, Canis, et Vulpes
Latin version and English version(s)

Pisces, Magni et Minuti
Latin version and English version

RANDOM CAROL
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