Bestiaria Latina: Audio Latin Proverbs

Thoughts about teaching and learning from an online instructor at the University of Oklahoma. :-)

September 26, 2007

In medio stat veritas

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In English: The truth stands in the middle. I thought this saying would make a good companion to the other proverbs in praise of " the ...
September 19, 2007

Intacta invidia media sunt

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In English: Middle things are untouched by envy. Note: As those of you who read the daily round-up for the Bestiaria Latina blogs already k...
September 14, 2007

Auream mediocritatem diligo

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In English: I cherish the golden mean. I thought this would be a good follow-up to the theme of "gold" in the proverbs of the past...
September 13, 2007

Stulti est compedes, licet aureas, amare

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In English: It is for a fool to love fetters, even though they be golden. After the previous proverb about the golden reins and the horse, ...
September 11, 2007

Non faciunt meliorem equum aurei freni

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In English: Golden reins do not make a better horse. After posting about donkeys , I thought I would do a saying with a horse in it! This sa...
September 10, 2007

Anulus aureus in naribus suis

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In English: A gold ring in a pig's nose. I thought after the previous proverb about the ugly but contented pig that this would be a goo...
September 07, 2007

Asinus asino et sus sui pulcher

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In English: One donkey is beautiful to another, one pig is beautiful to another. And now... back to the world of animal sayings! Since I had...
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