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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.
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 ...
Motto Language Translation Catholic University of Asunción: In Principio Erat Verbum - Genuit Nos Verbo Veritatis: Latin: In the Beginning was the Word - He Has Begotten Us by the Word of Truth [John 1:1], [James 1:18] National University of Asunción: Vitam Impendere Vero: Latin To stake one's life on what is true. - Juvenal, Satires, IV, 91.
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.
A motto is a phrase intended to formally describe the general motivation or intention of an organization. State mottos can sometimes be found on state seals or state flags . Some states have officially designated a state motto by an act of the state legislature , whereas other states have the motto only as an element of their seals.
Pakistan Navy (Urdu : پاک بحریہ) Motto (Arabic): (English translation: Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and he is the Best Disposer of affairs) "A silent force to be reckoned with" Pakistan Marines (Urdu: پا مير ينز) Motto : (English translation: "And hold fast to the rope of God and do not be divided")
[7] [8] South Africa: ǃke e: ǀxarra ǁke (Unity in diversity), ǀXam. Shire of Shetland: Með lögum skal land byggja (By law shall the land be built up), Old Norse. [9] 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 ...
The motto Novus ordo seclorum was translated and added to the seal by Charles Thomson, a Latin expert who was involved in the design of the Great Seal, as "A new order of the ages." Thomson said it was to signify "the beginning of the new American Era" as of the date of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which was depicted in Roman ...