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The "S" letter (for Sun) with the motto Nec pluribus impar. Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française, 1694. Nec pluribus impar (literally: "Not unequal to many") is a Latin motto adopted by Louis XIV of France from 1658. [1] It was often inscribed together with the symbol of the "Sun King": a head within rays of sunlight.
from the Earth to the Sun: The motto of the University of Central Lancashire, Preston ex supra (e.s.) "from above" Recent academic notation for "from above in this writing". See also ex infra. ex tempore: from [this moment of] time "This instant", "right away" or "immediately". Also written extempore: Ex turpi causa non oritur actio
Ad astra is a Latin phrase meaning "to the stars". The phrase has origins with Virgil, who wrote in his Aeneid: "sic itur ad astra" ('thus one journeys to the stars') [1] and "opta ardua pennis astra sequi" ('desire to pursue the high[/hard to reach] stars on wings'). [2]
Motto of Christchurch Girls' High School, New Zealand. sapientia et virtus: wisdom and virtue: Motto of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. sapientia ianua vitae: wisdom is the gateway to life: Motto of the Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Bebington, England. sapientia melior auro: wisdom is better than gold
Manhattan Beach: Sun, Sand, Sea; Millbrae: A Place in the Sun; Monterey: Anda (Onward) [36] Ontario: Balanced Community; Orange Cove: Honoring Our Past, Embracing Our Future, Come Grow With Us; In God We Trust; Paradise: In Harmony with Nature; Redwood City: Climate Best by Government Test [37] Rialto: Bridge to Progress; San Diego: Semper ...
Striving towards the Sun: Motto of Victoria University of Manchester: argentum album: white silver: Also "silver coin"; mentioned in the Domesday Book; signifies bullion or silver uncoined: arguendo: for arguing: Or, "for the sake of argument". Said when something is done purely in order to discuss a matter or illustrate a point.
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Motto of the fictional Fowl Family in the Artemis Fowl series, written by Eoin Colfer: auspicium melioris aevi: hope/token of a better age: 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