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*[[Bourne Grammar School]]: Vigila et Ora ({{lang-la| Watch and pray}})
*[[Bourne Grammar School]]: Vigila et Ora ({{lang-la| Watch and pray}})
*[[Bradford Grammar School]]: Hoc Age ({{lang-la|Do this}})
*[[Bradford Grammar School]]: Hoc Age ({{lang-la|Do this}})
*[[Bromsgrove School]]: DEO REGI VICINO ({{lang-la|For God, for King, for Neighbour}})
*[[Bromsgrove School]]: Deo Regi Vicino ({{lang-la|For God, for King, for Neighbour}})
*[[Bury Grammar School]]: Sanctas Clavis Fores Aperit({{lang-la|The key opens the sacred door}})
*[[Bury Grammar School]]: Sanctas Clavis Fores Aperit({{lang-la|The key opens the sacred door}})
*[[City of London School]]: Domine Dirige Nos
*[[City of London School]]: Domine Dirige Nos{{lang-la|Lord, direct us}})
*[[Clifton College]]: Spiritus Intus Alit ({{lang-la|The spirit nourishes within}})
*[[Clifton College]]: Spiritus Intus Alit ({{lang-la|The spirit nourishes within}})
*[[Colchester Royal Grammar School]]: Vitae Corona Fides ({{lang-la|Faith is the crown of life}})
*[[Colchester Royal Grammar School]]: Vitae Corona Fides ({{lang-la|Faith is the crown of life}})
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*[[Gateshead Grammar School]]: Toil No Soil (toil (work)is no disgrace from the poem [[Works and Days]] by [[Hesiod]])
*[[Gateshead Grammar School]]: Toil No Soil (toil (work)is no disgrace from the poem [[Works and Days]] by [[Hesiod]])
*[[Gresham's School]]: All Worship Be to God Only
*[[Gresham's School]]: All Worship Be to God Only
*[[Hanley Castle High School]]: Ducet Amor Patriae
*[[Hanley Castle High School]]: Ducet Amor Patriae ({{lang-la|Led by love of country}})
*[[Harrow School]]: Stet Fortuna domus ({{lang-la|Let fortune of the house stand}})
*[[Harrow School]]: Stet Fortuna domus ({{lang-la|Let fortune of the house stand}})
*[[Hartismere School]], [[Eye, Suffolk]]: Discamus ut serviamus ({{lang-la|We learn that we might serve}})
*[[Hartismere School]], [[Eye, Suffolk]]: Discamus ut serviamus ({{lang-la|We learn that we might serve}})
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*[[Plymouth High School for Girls]]: Non scholae sed vitae discimus ({{lang-la|For life, not school, we learn}})
*[[Plymouth High School for Girls]]: Non scholae sed vitae discimus ({{lang-la|For life, not school, we learn}})
*[[The Prebendal School]], [[Chichester]]: Fons Sapientae Verbum Dei ({{lang-la|The fount of knowledge is the word of God}})
*[[The Prebendal School]], [[Chichester]]: Fons Sapientae Verbum Dei ({{lang-la|The fount of knowledge is the word of God}})
*[[Prince Henry's High School]], [[Evesham]]: Parva Magna Crescunt
*[[Prince Henry's High School]], [[Evesham]]: Parva Magna Crescunt ({{lang-la|Little things grow into big things}})
*[[Queen Mary's Grammar School]]: Quas Dederis Solas Semper Habebes Opes ({{lang-la|You only get out what you put in}}) (rough translation)
*[[Queen Mary's Grammar School]]: Quas Dederis Solas Semper Habebes Opes ({{lang-la|You only get out what you put in}}) (rough translation)
*[[Ravenscroft School (Somerset)|Ravenscroft School]]: Audi et Aude ({{lang-la|Learn and dare}})
*[[Ravenscroft School (Somerset)|Ravenscroft School]]: Audi et Aude ({{lang-la|Learn and dare}})
*[[Reading School]]: Floreat Redingensis ({{lang-la| May Reading flourish}})
*[[Reading School]]: Floreat Redingensis ({{lang-la| May Reading flourish}})
*[[Repton School]]: "porta vacat culpa" ({{lang-la|The gate is free from blame}})
*[[Repton School]]: porta vacat culpa ({{lang-la|the gate is free from blame}})
*[[Royal Grammar School Worcester]]:Respice et Prospice ({{lang-la|Remember the past and look to the future}})
*[[Royal Grammar School Worcester]]:Respice et Prospice ({{lang-la|Remember the past and look to the future}})
*[[Royal Latin School]], [[Buckingham]]: High Expectations For All (1993), Alle May God Amende (1423)
*[[Royal Latin School]], [[Buckingham]]: High Expectations For All (1993), Alle May God Amende (1423)
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*[[St Dunstan's College]], [[Catford]]: Albam Exorna ({{lang-la|Adorn the white}})
*[[St Dunstan's College]], [[Catford]]: Albam Exorna ({{lang-la|Adorn the white}})
*[[St Paul's School, London]]: Fide Et Literis ({{lang-la|By faith and by learning}})
*[[St Paul's School, London]]: Fide Et Literis ({{lang-la|By faith and by learning}})
*[[St Peter's School, York]]: Super Antiquas Vias
*[[St Peter's School, York]]: Super Antiquas Vias ({{lang-la|Upon the ancient tracks}})
*[[Stamford School]]: Christ me spede ({{lang-la|Christ be with me}})
*[[Stamford School]]: Christ me spede ({{lang-la|Christ be with me}})
*[[Stockport Grammar School]]: Vincit qui patitur ({{lang-la|He who endures, conquers}})
*[[Stockport Grammar School]]: Vincit qui patitur ({{lang-la|He who endures, conquers}})
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*[[The Glasgow Academy]]: Serva Fidem ({{lang-la|Keep the faith}})
*[[The Glasgow Academy]]: Serva Fidem ({{lang-la|Keep the faith}})
*[[The John Lyon School]]: Stet Fortuna domus ({{lang-la|Let fortune of the House stand}})
*[[The John Lyon School]]: Stet Fortuna domus ({{lang-la|Let fortune of the House stand}})
*[[The King's School, Grantham]]: Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense
*[[The King's School, Grantham]]: Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Middle French: Shame upon him who thinks evil upon it / Evil to he who evil thinks)
*[[The King's School, Ottery St Mary]]: Schola Regia De Ottery
*[[The King's School, Ottery St Mary]]: Schola Regia De Ottery
*[[Thetford Grammar School]]: Loyaute me oblige ({{lang-fr|Loyalty binds me}})
*[[Thetford Grammar School]]: Loyaute me oblige ({{lang-fr|Loyalty binds me}})
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*[[Warwick School]]: Altiora Peto ({{lang-la|I seek higher things}})
*[[Warwick School]]: Altiora Peto ({{lang-la|I seek higher things}})
*[[Wells Cathedral School]]: Esto Quod Es ({{lang-la|Be what you are}})
*[[Wells Cathedral School]]: Esto Quod Es ({{lang-la|Be what you are}})
*[[Westminster School]]: Dat Deus Incrementum
*[[Westminster School]]: Dat Deus Incrementum ({{lang-la|God gives the increase}})
*[[Yarm School]]: Erudio pro vita ({{lang-la|Education for life}})
*[[Yarm School]]: Erudio pro vita ({{lang-la|Education for life}})



Revision as of 02:00, 25 August 2013

America works (motto of the Export-Import Bank of the United States)

This is a list of mottos of organizations, institutions, municipalities and authorities.

Organizations

National mottos

Cultural, philanthropic and scientific

Public service and youth service

Police and public safety

Sport and competition

Politics

Heritage and historical

Religion

Business

Dynasties

Medical

Other

Military and governmental

Municipalities

Australasia

New South Wales

New Zealand

Northern Territory

Queensland

Southern Australia

  • Adelaide: Ut Prosint Omnibus Conjuncti (Latin: United for the common good)

Canada

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

  • Saint John: O Fortunati Quorum Jam Moenia Surgunt (Latin: O fortunate ones whose walls are now rising / O happy they, whose promised walls already rise)

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

Sasketchewan

Europe

  • Amsterdam: Valor, Resolution, and Mercy
  • Douglas: Kiannoortys cheusthie jeh Kiannoortys (Manx: Government within a government)
  • Frankfurt: Stark im Recht (German: Strongly right)
  • Gdańsk: Nec temere, nec timide (Latin: Neither rashly nor timidly)
  • Gdynia: Gdynia—miasto z morza i marzeń (Polish: Gdynia—a city built of sea and dreams)
  • Łódź: Ex navicula navis (Latin: Big boat out of a small one)
  • Marseille: Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis (Latin: By her great deeds, Marseille shines in the world)
  • Paris: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not founder)
  • Sofia: Raste, no ne staree (Bulgarian: Grows, but does not age)
  • Warsaw: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms), Semper invicta (Latin: Always invincible)
  • Valletta: Citta Umilissima (The most humble city)
  • Żebbuġ, Malta: Semper Virens (Latin: Evergreen)
  • Oporto, Portugal: Antiga, mui nobre e sempre leal, Invicta cidade do Porto (Latin: Antique, highly noble, always faithful, unvanquished Oporto City)

Indonesia

  • Bandung: Gemah Ripah Wibawa Mukti (rich soil, prosperous people)
    Rarasing Rasa Wiwaraning Praja, a Javanese sengkala, (referring to the year of 1966), people's harmonious feeling for entering a gate of prosperity
  • Karawang: Pangkal Perjuangan (Struggle starting point)

India

  • Kolkatta (Calcutta): Purosree Bibardhan (Bengali: Progress of the city)
  • Mumbai: Yato Dharmastato Jaya (यतो धर्मस्ततो जय) (Sanskrit: Where there is righteousness, there shall be victory). Pre-independence motto: Urbs Primis in Indis (India's first city)
  • Kerala: Ever To Be The Best (Tolins World School)

Republic of Ireland

  • Cork: Statio Bene Fida Carinis (Latin: A safe harbour for ships)
  • Dublin: Obedientia Civium Urbis Felicitas (Latin: Happy the city where citizens obey)
  • Dún Laoghaire: Ó Chuan go Sliabh (From the harbour to the mountain)
  • Limerick: Urbs Antiqua Fuit Studiisque Asperrima Belli (Latin: An ancient city well versed in the arts of war)
  • Waterford: Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia (Latin: Waterford remains the untaken city)

Latin America

United Kingdom

Gloucestershire

Greater London

Greater Manchester

Hampshire

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Lincolnshire

Merseyside

  • Liverpool: Not For Ourselves, But For The Whole World

Norfolk

Northumbria

Scotland

Northern Ireland

  • Ballyclare: Industria et Probitate (Latin: By work and integrity)
  • Belfast: Pro tanto quid retribuamus (Latin: What shall we give in return for so much)
  • Lisburn: Ex Igne Resurgam (Latin: I will arise from the fire)

Wales

  • Merthyr Tydfil: Nid Cadern Ond Brodyrdde (Welsh: No strength but in fellowship)
  • Llandudno: Hardd Hafan Hedd (Welsh: Beautiful haven of peace)
  • Newport: Terra Marique (By land and sea)

United States of America

California

  • San Francisco: Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra (Gold in peace, iron in war)

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Massachusetts

  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (Latin: By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
  • Boston: Sicut patribus sit deus nobis (Latin: God be with us as He was with our fathers)

Maryland

Michigan

  • Detroit: Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus (Latin: We hope for better things, it will rise from the ashes)
  • Grand Rapids: Motu Viget

Minnesota

Pennsylvania

Texas

Utah

  • Provo: America's Most Liveable City

Virginia

British counties

England

Traditional

Modern

Former

Scotland

Wales

Traditional

Modern

Educational institutions

Universities

Schools

Unsorted

References

  1. ^ Palestine Students طلبة فلسطين. "intifada.com". intifada.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. ^ "Georgia Institute of Technology :: Community Service". Service.gatech.edu. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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See also