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cat with alarm clock: Tempus fugit, nec revertitur. Time flies and does not return.
Cat stares angrily at dog. Greek text: hupage opiso mou, Satana. get thee behind me, Satan.
I've got two ongoing proverb projects, one Latin and one Greek... with LOLCats to illustrate them :-)
Latin:
proverbsgrammar.blogspot.com
Greek:
greekreaders.blogspot.com
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it's almost one year since I started this Latin course for beginners using PROVERBS and CATS... here's lesson #172:
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it all started at the holiday party in my building last year when someone said they wanted to learn Latin.
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and here's Lesson 24: 1st Dec. Review
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Via antiqua via est tuta
Patria est ubicumque est bene
Longa est vita si plena est
Nonne anima plus est quam esca?
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
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Latin Lesson 23: More Neuter Words
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Lac gallinaceum.
Ubi mel, ibi fel.
Tempus breve est.
Nil magis nostrum est quam tempus.
Praeteritum nihil, praesens instabile, futurum incertum.
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Latin Lesson #22: More Neuter -e Endings
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Dulce otium.
Natale solum dulce.
Inevitabile est fatum.
Futurum invisibile.
Heu, heu, praeteritum non est revocabile tempus.
:-)
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Latin Lesson #21: Neuter Adjectives Ending in e
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Omne initium difficile
Omne trium perfectum
Omne pulchrum amabile
Non omne dulce bonum
Omne nimium non bonum
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Latin Lesson #20: More Neuter Nouns
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Caecum odium.
Simul dictum, simul factum.
Si satis est, multum est.
Ubi periculum, ibi lucrum.
Ubique medium caelum est.
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Latin Lesson #19: Neuter Nouns & Adj.
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Rarum carum
Medium certum est
Nullum malum impunitum
Nullum mendacium semper occultum
Pravum lignum numquam rectum
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this one is my cat :-)
Latin Lesson #18: Masc. Adjectives
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Avarus semper est pauper.
Nullus dies omnino malus.
Hodie nullus, cras maximus.
Vir quidem unus, nullus est.
Illiteratus rex est asinus coronatus.
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Latin Lesson #17: Word Stress
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(I teach without macrons; I prefer ecclesiastical style of marking the stressed syllable; I'm doing something similar in this Latin course)
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Latin Lesson #16: A Few Participles
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Rex est lex vivens.
Iudex est lex loquens.
Nemo sapiens nisi patiens.
Nemo nisi sapiens liber est.
Bis puer est senex.
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Latin Lesson #15: More Masc. Nouns
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Optimus magister bonus liber
Bonus liber amicus optimus
Potus furtivus dulcis est
Ubi amor, ibi oculus
Ubi dolor, ibi digitus
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Latin Lesson 14: Qualis...talis...
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Qualis avis, talis cantus
Qualis avis, talis nidus
Qualis mater, talis et filia
Qualis pater, talis filius
Qualis herus, talis et canis
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Latin Lesson 13: More Masc. Nouns
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Carcer numquam pulcher.
Nemo magister natus.
Homo mundus minor.
Totus echinus asper.
Fumus, ergo ignis.
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that definitely deserves a cat :-)
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that definitely deserves a cat :-)
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Latin Lesson 12: Masc. Nouns
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Risus optima medicina
Fames optimus est coquus
Fames est gladius acutissimus
Habitus est altera natura
Dominus illuminatio mea
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Cat sees its reflection in a spoon; we can see the reflection, but not the cat's face. text: Vultus imago animi. The fact is the image of the mind.
Latin Lesson 31: More 2nd-Dec. Genitives :-)
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Sol oculus mundi.
Roma caput mundi.
Vultus imago animi.
Vinum animi speculum.
Varius eventus est proelii.
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Latin Lesson 11: Fem. and Masc. practice :-)
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Ventus est vita mea
Amicus verus rara avis
Parva avis, parvus nidus
Ubi veritas, Deus ibi est
Patria mea totus mundus est
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3 cats sitting on sidewalk in a cone of light; all the rest of the sidewalk is in shadow. text: Lux umbra dei est. Light is god's shadow.
Lesson 30. 2nd-Dec. Genitive!
Musica donum Dei
Lux umbra Dei est
Dei lusus homo
Diabolus est Dei simia
Non est regnum Dei esca et potus, sed justitia et pax
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Latin Lesson 10: Masc. nouns in -us
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Praemonitus praemunitus
Semel malus, semper malus
Locus medius tutus est
Ubi thesaurus, ibi oculus
Et vocatus et non vocatus, deus est
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black and white cat has fallen asleep on top of a big book open to Chapter 22 text: Magnus liber magnum malum. A big book is a big evil.
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Lesson 29: 2nd dec. review
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Malum ovum, malus pullus
Cito maturum, cito putridum
Magnus liber magnum malum
Patria mea totus hic mundus est
Numquam minus solus quam cum solus
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here's Latin Lesson 9: Feminine -us nouns
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Parva domus, parva cura.
Parva domus, magna quies.
Legis manus longa.
Haec manus inimica tyrannis.
Ex glande ardua quercus.
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Lesson 8 of Latin in 15-minutes-a-day :-) proverbsgrammar.blogspot.com/2024/12/lati...
Amicus res rara.
Credula res amor est.
Res immoderata cupido est.
Res est forma fugax.
Melior est res quam spes.
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Latjn Lesson 7 Ubi...ibi
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Ubi amor, ibi dolor
Ubi mel, ibi apes
Ubi apes, ibi mel
Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est
Ubi triticum non est, ibi non est farina
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Lesson 6: More Fem. Nouns
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Mediocritas optima est
Omnis est misera servitus
Furtiva Venus dulcior
Nunc nox, mox lux
Quam dulcis libertas!
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VENTUS EST VITA MEA.
English & details (it's part of Lesson 11!)
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here's Lesson 27: More 1st-Dec Genitives
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Invidia est animae tinea
Finis miseriae mors est
Faber quisque fortunae suae est
Omnis ars naturae imitatio est
Maximum remedium irae mora est
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SCRIBENDO DISCES SCRIBERE.
By writing, you will learn how to write.
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Lesson 5: Noun-Is-Adjective, Fem. cont.
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Mendax fama
Jacta alea est
Spes ultima dea
Dum vita est, spes est
Ubi pericula, ibi gloria
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One of my fav sayings:
