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Famous mottos, usually deliberately cryptic, adopted during the age of chivalry and courtly love by great noblemen and ladies include: À Mon Seul Désir , appearing on The Lady and the Unicorn tapestry made in Paris circa 1500;
France's national motto Liberté, égalité, fraternité, seen on a public building in Belfort.. This article lists state and national mottos for the world's nations. The mottos for some states lacking general international recognition, extinct states, non-sovereign nations, regions, and territories are listed, but their names are not bolded.
For example, the motto of the Earl of Onslow is Festina lente (literally 'make haste slowly'), punningly interpreting 'on slow'. [11] Similarly, the motto of the Burgh of Tayport , Te oportet alte ferri (It is incumbent on you to carry yourself high), is a cant on 'Tayport at auld Tay Ferry', also alluding to the local lighthouse. [ 12 ]
Eureka, the motto of California on its state seal Nil sine numine, the motto of Colorado on its state seal Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, the motto of Hawaii on its state quarter Crossroads of America, the motto of Indiana on its state quarter Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter Labor omnia vincit ...
Motto of the Order of St Michael and St George and of Raffles Institution in Singapore: Austriae est imperare orbi universo (A.E.I.O.U.) Austria is to rule the whole world Motto of the House of Habsburg, coined by Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor: aut Caesar aut nihil: either Caesar or nothing
From Horace's Odes; motto of the University of Pennsylvania: legio patria nostra: The Legion is our fatherland: Motto of the French Foreign Legion: legi, intellexi, et condemnavi: I read, understood, and condemned. legis plenitudo charitas: charity (love) is the fulfilment of the law: Motto of Ratcliffe College, UK and of the Rosmini College ...
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Motto Language Translation University of Dhaka: শিক্ষাই আলো: Bengali: Education is light Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology: The Ocean of Knowledge English: North South University: Center of Excellence in Higher Education English: Bangladesh Agricultural University: জ্ঞান, দক্ষতা ...