Bestiaria Latina: Audio Latin Proverbs
Thoughts about teaching and learning from an online instructor at the University of Oklahoma. :-)
December 30, 2007
Annus producit, non ager
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In English: The year brings the yield, not the field. Well, for once, the English version of this saying has a nice touch that is lacking in...
December 26, 2007
Improbe Neptunum accusat qui iterum naufragium facit.
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In English: The man who shipwrecks a second time unjustly accuses Neptune. I thought this proverb would be a good one to include today as pe...
December 23, 2007
Nulla sine sole umbra
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In English: There is no shadow without the sun. I was prompted to include this proverb today because of the winter solstice yesterday, and ...
December 21, 2007
Endymionis somnum dormit
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In English: He's sleeping the sleep of Endymion. One of the nice pleasures of the winter academic break is getting a chance to sleep in....
December 16, 2007
Quasi nix tabescit dies
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In English: Like snow, the day melts away. I thought I would do a proverb about "snow" in honor of the winter weather that has bes...
December 13, 2007
Nulla dies sine linea
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In English: No day without a line. The mastermind behind the wonderful blog Laudator Temporis Acti sent me a query about this proverb yeste...
December 09, 2007
In idem flumen bis non descendimus
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In English: We do not go down into the same river twice. Tomorrow is the last day of the fall semester for me, and with that sense of one se...
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