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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.
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.
[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 ...
Motto of Hollins University and Keswick School, derived from Psalm 121 (Levavi oculos meos in montes). lex artis: law of the skill: The rules that regulate a professional duty. lex dei vitae lampas: the law of God is the lamp of life: Motto of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne: Lex dilationes abhorret: The law abhors delay [2] lex est ...
This is a list of mottos that are frequently nominated. If you find a motto that has been nominated on multiple occasions, please add it to the appropriate section of this list. If needed, include a link to explain the motto.
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 state motto is used to describe the intent or motivation of the state in a short phrase. For example, it can be included on a country's flag, coat of arms, or ...
Frequently, limerick examples with this opening line are extremely vulgar, to the point that “There once was a man from Nantucket” has become a kind of cultural shorthand.
Motto of several institutions, e.g. United States Marine Corps: semper fortis: always brave: Unofficial motto of the United States Navy: semper idem: always the same: Motto of Underberg: semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat: We're always in the manure; only the depth varies. Lord de Ramsey, House of Lords, 21 January 1998 [7] semper ...