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Ever to excel [277] St Anthony's College, Oxford: Plus est en vous: Latin There is more in you St Catherine's College, Oxford: Nova et Vetera: Latin The old and the new St Chad's College, Durham: Non vestra sed vos: Latin Not yours but you [275] St Cross College, Oxford: Ad Quattuor Cardines Mundi: Latin To the four corners of the earth St ...
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is the official national motto of Indonesia. It is inscribed in the national emblem of Indonesia , the Garuda Pancasila , written on the scroll gripped by the Garuda 's claws. The phrase comes from Old Javanese , meaning " Unity in Diversity ," and is enshrined in article 36A of the Constitution of Indonesia .
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.
Carmarthen: Welsh: Rhyddid gwerin ffyniant gwlad (A free people a prosperous country) Cardigan or Ceredigion: Welsh: Golud Gwlad Rhyddid (A nation's wealth is freedom) Denbigh: Welsh: Duw â digon (God is sufficient) Flint: Welsh: Gorau tarian, cyfiawnder (The best shield is justice) Glamorgan: Welsh: A ddioddefws a orfu (He that endureth ...
"I make free adults out of children by means of books and a balance." motto of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and Santa Fe, New Mexico facta, non verba: deeds, not words: Frequently used as motto factum fieri infectum non potest: It is impossible for a deed to be undone: Terence, Phormio 5/8:45 falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus
A general order issued by George Washington on February 20, 1776, when he was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, directed that "it is necessary that every Regiment should be furnished with Colours" and the "Number of the Regiment is to be mark'd on the Colours, and such a Motto, as the Colonel may choose, in fixing upon which, the ...
"54-40 or fight" – James K. Polk, highlighting his position on resolving the Oregon Territory boundary dispute with Russia and the United Kingdom. [3]"Reannexation of Texas and Reoccupation of Oregon" [4] – James K. Polk, drawing attention to his stand on Texas annexation and the Oregon boundary question.
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 ...