HODIE (Roman Calendar): pridie Nonas Martias, the day before the Nones of March.
MYTHS and LEGENDS: The art image for today's legend shows The Sword of Damocles; 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: Perculsus elevor (English: Though struck, I lift myself up).
3-WORD PROVERBS: Today's 3-word verb-less proverb is Nihil annis velocius (English: Nothing is more swift than the years)
AUDIO PROVERBS: Today's audio Latin proverb is Nemo sine sapientia beatus est (English: Without wisdom, no man is happy). 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: Malum ne alienum feceris tuum gaudium (English: Don't find your joy in another's misfortune).
ERASMUS' ANIMALS: Today's animal proverb from Erasmus is Duos insequens lepores, neutrum capit (English: By chasing two rabbits, he catches neither; from Adagia 3.3.36).
BREVISSIMA: The distich poster for today is Summa Voluptas. Click here for a full-sized view.
And here are today's proverbial LOLcats:
Quantum potes, tantum aude.
Dare to do as much as you can do.
Non omnibus, quod libet, licet.
Not everyone can do as they please.
TODAY'S FABLES:
FABULAE FACILES: The fable from the Fabulae Faciles widget is Milvus Aegrotans, the story of a kite who repents too late (this fable has a vocabulary list).
MILLE FABULAE: The fable from the Mille Fabulae et Una widget is Camelus et Iuppiter, the story of a camel who wanted horns... and lost his ears instead.
