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"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

  • Albus Dumbledore: Happiness can be found in the darkest of times, if one can only remember to turn on the light.
  • International Thespian Society: Act well your part. There all the honor lies.
  • Linux Foundation: Open your source, Open your mind.
  • The Boondock Saints: Aequitas et Veritas, alternately Veritas et Aequitas, Latin for "Truth and Justice" or "Honesty and Equality." Connor MacManus has "Veritas" tattooed on his left hand, while Murphy MacManus has "Aequitas" tattooed on his right hand.
  • The Red Green Show: Quando omni flunkus moritati, Pseudo-Latin for "When all else fails, play dead."

Military and governmental

Municipalities

Australia

  • Adelaide: Ut Prosint Omnibus Conjuncti (United for the common good)
  • Blacktown: Progress
  • Brisbane: Meliora sequimur (We aim for better things)

Europe

Southeast Asia

  • Bandung: Gemah Ripah Wibawa Mukti (rich soil, prosperous people)
    Rarasing Rasa Wiwaraning Praja, a Javanese sengkala, referring to the year of 1966, also means "people's harmonious feeling for entering a gate of prosperity"
  • Chiltern: Freely We Serve

United Kingdom

United States of America

British counties

England

Traditional

Modern

Former

Scotland

Wales

Traditional

  • Anglesey: Môn Mam Cymru (Welsh: Anglesey mother of Wales)
  • Brecknock: Undeb Hedd Llwyddiant (Welsh: unity, peace, prosperity)
  • Caernarfon: Cadernid Gwynedd (Welsh: the strength of Gwynedd)
  • Carmarthen (also of Dyfed): Rhyddid gwerin ffyniant gwlad (Welsh: A free people a prosperous country)
  • Cardigan or Ceredigion: Golud Gwlad Rhyddid (Welsh: A nation's wealth is freedom)
  • Denbigh: Duw a digion (Welsh: God is sufficient)
  • Flint: Gorou tarian, cyfiawnder (Welsh: The best shield is justice)
  • Glamorgan: A ddioddefws an orfu (Welsh: he that endureth, overcometh)
  • Merioneth or Merionydd: Tra Mor Tra Meirion (Welsh: while the sea lasts, so shall Merionethshire)
  • Monmouth: Utrique fidelis (Latin: faithful to both)
  • Montgomery: Powys paradwys Cymru (Welsh: Powys paradise of Wales)
  • Pembroke: Ex unitate vires (Latin: Out of unity is strength)
  • Radnor: Ewch yn Uwch ([higher and higher)

Modern

Educational institutions

Universities

Schools

Unsorted

References

  1. ^ Palestine Students طلبة فلسطين. "intifada.com". intifada.com. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Pukekohe High School Online". Pukekohehigh.school.nz. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  3. ^ "Georgia Institute of Technology :: Community Service". Service.gatech.edu. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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See also