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An example of a motto, Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Health, peace and prosperity) on the Coat of arms of Kiribati This list contains the mottos of organizations, institutions, municipalities and authorities.
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.
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 ...
A canting motto is one that contains word play. [10] 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 ...
This motto is used to describe the unity and integrity of Indonesia which consists of various cultures, regional languages, races, ethnicities, religions, and beliefs. As head of the Faculty of Philosophy of Gadjah Mada University , Rizal Mustansyir , writes, "the motto of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika explains clearly that there is diversity in various ...
(no official motto) Delft University of Technology: Challenge the Future English: Eindhoven University of Technology: Mens Agitat Molem: Latin: The mind moves matter Erasmus University: Main port of knowledge English Groningen University: Verbum domini lucerna pedibus nostris: Latin The word of the Lord is a light for our feet Kampen ...
Motto of United States Navy Fighter Squadron VF-194. dictum meum pactum: my word [is] my bond: Motto of the London Stock Exchange. diem perdidi: I have lost the day: From the Roman Emperor Titus. Recorded in the biography of him by Suetonius in Lives of the Twelve Caesars. dies irae: Day of wrath: Reference to the Judgment Day in Christian ...
S. Salus populi suprema lex esto; Sapere aude; Sapiens dominabitur astris; Scientia est lux lucis; Semper fidelis; Semper paratus; Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice