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Organizations


National mottos

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List of national mottos This article lists state and national mottos for the world's nations. The mottos for some List of unrecognized countries, states lacking general international recognition, List of extinct states, extinct states, non-sovereign nations, regions, an ...


Cultural, philanthropic and scientific

* Amsterdam Zoo: la, Natura Artis Magistra (Nature is the teacher of art) * International Expositions: la, Semper Verum (Always true) *
Monarchist League of Canada The Monarchist League of Canada (french: Ligue monarchiste du Canada) is a Canadian nonprofit monarchist advocacy organization.
: la, Fidelitate Coniuncti (United by fealty) *
Real Academia Española The Royal Spanish Academy ( es, Real Academia Española, generally abbreviated as RAE) is Spain's official royal institution with a mission to ensure the stability of the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, and is affiliated with ...
(Royal Spanish Academy): es, Limpia, fija y da Esplendor (Cleans, fixes and gives shine) *
Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...
: la,
Nullius in verba ' (Latin for "on the word of no one" or "take nobody's word for it") is the motto of the Royal Society. John Evelyn and other fellows of the Royal Society chose the motto soon after the Society's founding in 1660. Meaning and etymology The Roya ...
(On the word of no one) *
South African Museum The Iziko South African Museum is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden since 1897. The museum houses important A ...
: la, Semper aliquid novi Africa affert (Africa is always producing some novelty) *
Swedish Academy The Swedish Academy ( sv, Svenska Akademien), founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, Gustav III, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, Royal Academies of Sweden. Its 18 members, who are elected for life, comprise the highest Swedish lang ...
: sv, Snille och Smak (Talent and taste)


Public service and youth service

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4-H 4-H is a U.S.-based network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development". Its name is a reference to the occurrence of the initial letter H four times i ...
: "To make the best better." *
Air Training Corps The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British volunteer-military youth organisation. They are sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Air Force. The majority of staff are volunteers, and some are paid for full-time work – including C ...
: Venture, Adventure *
Army Cadet Force The Army Cadet Force (ACF), generally shortened to Army Cadets, is a national youth organisation sponsored by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence and the British Army. Along with the Sea Cadet Corps and the Air Training Corps, the ACF mak ...
: To Inspire and achieve. *
Boy Scouts Boy Scouts may refer to: * Boy Scout, a participant in the Boy Scout Movement. * Scouting, also known as the Boy Scout Movement. * An organisation in the Scouting Movement, although many of these organizations also have female members. There are ...
: Be Prepared *
Boys' Brigade The Boys' Brigade (BB) is an international interdenominational Christian youth organisation, conceived by the Scottish businessman Sir William Alexander Smith to combine drill and fun activities with Christian values. Following its inception ...
: Sure and Stedfast (Old spelling) * Brownies: Lend A Hand *
Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a congressionally chartered, federally supported non-profit corporation that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). CAP is a volunteer organization with an aviation-minded mem ...
: la, Semper Vigilans (Always vigilant) *
Cub Scout Cub Scouts, Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with Scouting for young children usually between 7 and 12, depending on the organization to which they belong. A participant in the program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a 'P ...
ing Do Your Best *
Girlguiding UK Girlguiding is the operating name of The Guide Association, previously named The Girl Guides Association and is the national guiding organisation of the United Kingdom. It is the UK's largest girl-only youth organisation. Girlguiding is a char ...
: Be Prepared *
Girls' Brigade The Girls' Brigade is an international, interdenominational Christian youth organisation. It was founded in 1893 in Dublin, Ireland. The modern organization was formed as the result of the amalgamation of three like-minded and similarly structur ...
: Seek, serve and follow Christ *
Guides A guide is a person who leads travelers, sportspeople, or tourists through unknown or unfamiliar locations. The term can also be applied to a person who leads others to more abstract goals such as knowledge or wisdom. Travel and recreation Expl ...
: Be Prepared *
National FFA Organization National FFA Organization is an American 501(c)(3) youth organization, specifically a career and technical student organization, based on middle and high school classes that promote and support agriculture, agricultural education. It was founded i ...
: Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve *
New Zealand Air Training Corps The New Zealand Air Training Corps (also known as Air Cadets and ATC) is one of the three corps in the New Zealand Cadet Forces, the other two being the Sea Cadet Corps and New Zealand Cadet Corps. It is funded in partnership between the RNZAF ...
: We Train to Serve * St. John Ambulance: For the Faith and For the Service of Mankind


Police and public safety

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Carabineros de Chile ( en, Carabiniers of Chile) are the Chilean national law enforcement police, who have jurisdiction over the entire national territory of the Republic of Chile. Created in 1927, their mission is to maintain order and enforce the laws of Chile. Th ...
: Order and Fatherland *
Chicago Police Department The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind t ...
: We Serve and Protect *
Detroit Police Department The Detroit Police Department (DPD) is a municipal police force based in and responsible for the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1865, it has nearly 2,500 officers, making it the largest law enforcement organization in Michigan. Histo ...
: Making Detroit a Safer Place to Live, Work, and Visit *
Houston Police Department The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest ...
: Order through law, justice with mercy. *
Icelandic Police In Iceland, the Police () is the national police force of Iceland. It is responsible for law enforcement throughout the country, except in Icelandic territorial waters which fall under the jurisdiction of the Icelandic Coast Guard. Police affairs ...
: is, Með lögum skal land byggja (With laws shall lands be built) *
Indonesian National Police '' , mottotranslated = (Serving the Nation) , formed = , preceding1 = , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = 440,000 (2020) , volunteers = , budget = , nongovernment ...
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Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
: ''Rastra Sewakottama'' (Serving the Nation) *
Los Angeles Airport Police The Los Angeles Airport Police Division (sometimes known as LAWAPD or LAXPD) is the airport police division of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the city department that owns and operates two airports in Southern California: Los Angeles Inter ...
: Serving the Aviation Community *
Los Angeles Police Department The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-large ...
: To Protect and to Serve *
Maine State Police The Maine State Police (MSP) is the State police (United States), state police agency for Maine, which has jurisdiction across the state. It was created in 1921 to protect the lives, property, and constitutional rights of the citizens of the stat ...
: la, Semper Aequus (Always just) *
Metropolitan Police Service The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and ...
: Working together for a safer London *
Milwaukee Police Department The Milwaukee Police Department is the police department organized under the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The department has a contingent of about 1,800 sworn officers when at full strength and is divided into seven districts. Jeffrey B. Norm ...
: Be A Force *
Minneapolis Police Department The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) is the primary law enforcement agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is also the largest police department in Minnesota. Formed in 1867, it is the second-oldest police department in Minnesot ...
: To Protect with Courage, To Serve with Compassion *
Korean National Police Agency The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), also known as the Korean National Police (KNP), is one of the national police organizations in South Korea. It is run under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Its headquarters is 97, Tongil-ro, Seod ...
: ko, 국민과 함께하는 따뜻하고 믿음직한 경찰 (A Friendly and Reliable Police Force for the People ) *
New South Wales Police Force The New South Wales Police Force (NSW Police Force; previously the New South Wales Police Service and New South Wales Police) is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Divided into Police Area Commands (P ...
: la, Culpam Poena Premit Comes (Punishment Follows Closely On Guilt) *
New York Police Department The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...
: Fidelis ad Mortem (Faithful unto death) *
Royal Malaysian Police The Royal Malaysia Police (often abbreviated RMP) ( ms, Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM)), is a (primarily) uniformed national and federal police force in Malaysia. The force is a centralised organisation. Its headquarters are located at Bukit Aman ...
: ms, Tegas, Adil dan Berhemah (Firm, Fair & Prudent) *
Sacramento County Sheriff The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office (SSO), is a local law enforcement agency that serves Sacramento County, California. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Sacramento County, as well as incorporated cities w ...
: Service with Concern *
Singapore Police Force The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is the national and principal law enforcement agency responsible for the prevention of crime and law enforcement in the Republic of Singapore. It is the country's lead agency against organised crime; human, wea ...
: ms, Setia dan Bakti (Loyalty and Service) *
New Zealand Police The New Zealand Police ( mi, Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa) is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing public safety, bringing offenders to justice, and maintai ...
: Safer communities together *
Thames Valley Police Thames Valley Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the Thames Valley, covering the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. It the largest non-metropolitan police force in England and Wales, covering a ...
: la, Sit pax in valle tamesis (Let there be peace in the Thames Valley) *
Trinity House "Three In One" , formation = , founding_location = Deptford, London, England , status = Royal Charter corporation and registered charity , purpose = Maintenance of lighthouses, buoys and beacons , he ...
: la, Trinitas in unitate (Trinity in unity) *
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police The United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police (VA Police) is the uniformed law enforcement service of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for the protection of the VA Medical Centers (VAMC) and other facilities such as ...
: Protecting Those Who Serve *
Victoria Police Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the ''Victoria Police Act 2013''. , Victo ...
: Uphold the Right *
Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; french: Gendarmerie royale du Canada; french: GRC, label=none), commonly known in English as the Mounties (and colloquially in French as ) is the federal police, federal and national police service of ...
: Maintiens le Droit (Uphold the right)


Sport and competition


International organisations

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Fédération Internationale des Échecs The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...
: la, Gens una sumus (We are one people) *
International Practical Shooting Confederation The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) is the world's largest shooting sport association, and the largest and oldest within practical shooting. Founded in 1976, the IPSC nowadays affiliates over 100 regions from Africa, America ...
: la, Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas (Accuracy, power, speed) *
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
: la, Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, higher, stronger) *
Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...
: Spirit in Motion


Africa and Asia

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931 ...
: ar, الخلق، الأيمان، القوة (Character, Faith, Force) *
Asante Kotoko S.C. Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Lea ...
: Ashanti tw, Kum apem a, apem beba (Kill a thousand, and a thousand more will come) *
Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team representing the city of Kolkata in the Indian Premier League. The franchise is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. The Knight Riders p ...
: Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo re (Will do, will fight, will win)


Americas

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Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. T ...
: Keep Pounding *
Chicago Fire SC (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
: Tradition. Honor. Passion. *
Colo Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has playe ...
: es, El equipo que ha sabido ser campeón (The team that has known to become champion) *
CR Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...
: pt, Uma vez Flamengo, sempre Flamengo. (Once Flamengo, always Flamengo) * Tabor Academy: la, Vincit Semper Veritas (Truth always conquers)


Australia

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Adelaide Football Club The Adelaide Crows (officially the Adelaide Football Club) are a professional Australian rules football team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1990. The Crows has fielded a men's team in the Australian Football League (AFL) since ...
: la, Natus ad magna gerenda (Born to great things) *
Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...
: la, Mens sana in corpore sano (Sound Mind in a Healthy Body) *
Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The club w ...
: la, Floreat pica (May the Magpie flourish) *
Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their A ...
: la, Suaviter in Modo, Fortiter in Re (Gently in manner, resolutely in execution) *
Footscray Football Club The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the ...
: la, Cede Nullius (Yield to none) *
Hawthorn Football Club The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of Hawt ...
: la, Spectemur agendo (Judged by our actions) *
North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also ...
: la, Victoria amat curam (Victory demands dedication) *
Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...
: We Are Port Adelaide *
St Kilda Football Club The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league. The club ...
: la, Fortius quo fidelius (Strength through Loyalty)


Europe

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FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...
: ca, Més que un club (More than a club) and ca, Tots units fem força (All together we are strong) *
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Ben ...
: la, E Pluribus Unum (Out of many, one) *
Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after it ...
: nl, Geen woorden maar daden (No words but deeds) *
S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio (; ; ''Lazio Sport Club''), commonly referred to as Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity. The society, founded in 1900, plays in the Serie A and have spent ...
: la, Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt (In harmony small things grew) *
Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...
: French: ''Droit au but'' (Straight to the Goal) *
F.C. Porto Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM (), commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Porto. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portu ...
: A Vencer desde 1893 (Conquering since 1893) *
Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo ...
: pt, Esforço, Dedicação, Devoção, Glória (Effort, dedication, devotion, glory) *
Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn ...
: es, Hala Madrid y nada mas (Hail Madrid and nothing more)


United Kingdom

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Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club, commonly referred to as Arsenal, is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. Arsenal plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The club has won 13 league titles (inclu ...
: la, Victoria Concordia Crescit (Victory through harmony) *
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
: Prepared *
Chelsea Football Club Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. The ...
: Keep The Blue Flag Flying High *
Everton Football Club Everton Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and has compe ...
: la, Nil satis nisi optimum (Nothing but the best is good enough) *
Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...
: Marching on Together *
Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
: Foxes Never Quit and #Fearless *
Llanelli Wanderers RFC Llanelli Wanderers Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llanelli, South Wales. They are members of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Llanelli Scarlets. History In the 1946-47 a group of ex-servicemen set up ...
: cy, Cyfeillach trwy Grwydro (Friendship through wandering) *
Liverpool Football Club Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
: You'll Never Walk Alone *
Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club are an England, English association football, football club based in Manchester that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English football. Fo ...
: la, Superbia in Proelio (Pride in battle) * Norwich City F.C: On the Ball, City *
Queen's Park F.C. Queen's Park Football Club is a Scottish professional association football, football club based in Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish football pyramid. Queen's Park is the Oldest footba ...
: la, Ludere Causa Ludendi (To play for the sake of playing) *
Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the Govan district of Glasgow which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Although not its official name, it is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers outside Scotland. The fou ...
: Ready *
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...
: la, Consilio et Animis (by Wisdom and Courage) *
Shrewsbury Town F.C Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third tier of English football league system, English football. The club pla ...
: la, Floreat Salopia (May Shropshire flourish / Let Salop flourish) *
Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
: la, Vis Unita Fortior (United Strength is Stronger) *
Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club (, ) is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Formed in 1879, Sunderland play in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club has won six t ...
: la, Consectatio Excellentiae (In pursuit of excellence) *
Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...
: la, Audere est Facere (To dare is to do)


Politics

* Chechen Resistance: Ojal ya Marsho (Chechen: Freedom or death) *
Christian Democracy (Italy) Christian Democracy ( it, Democrazia Cristiana, DC) was a Christian democratic political party in Italy. The DC was founded on 15 December 1943 in the Italian Social Republic (Nazi-occupied Italy) as the ideal successor of the Italian People' ...
: Libertas *
Committees for the Defense of the Revolution Committees for the Defense of the Revolution ( es, Comités de Defensa de la Revolución, links=no), or CDR, are a network of neighborhood committees across Cuba. The organizations, described as the "eyes and ears of the Revolution," exist to h ...
(Cuba): ¡En cada barrio, Revolución! (Spanish: In every neighborhood, Revolution!) *
ETA Eta (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἦτα ''ē̂ta'' or ell, ήτα ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative in most dialects, ...
: Bietan jarrai (Basque: Keep up on both) *
Industrial Workers of the World The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in Chicago in 1905. The origin of the nickname "Wobblies" is uncertain. IWW ideology combines genera ...
: An injury to one is an injury to all *
La Francophonie LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
: égalité, complémentarité, solidarité (equality, complementarity, and solidarity). *
Liberal Party of the Philippines The Liberal Party (Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Liberal''), abbreviated as the LP, is a liberal political party in the Philippines. Founded on January 19, 1946, by Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, ...
: Noon at Ngayon, Liberal Marangal (Past and present, honorable Liberal) *
Muslim Brotherhood The Society of the Muslim Brothers ( ar, جماعة الإخوان المسلمين'' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan ...
: Allah Akbar, Wa Lellah Al Hamd (God is greater, thanks to God) *
Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party (Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ce ...
: Ang Bayan Higit sa Lahat (The nation above all) *
Socialistisk Folkeparti The Green Left ( da, Socialistisk Folkeparti, SF) is a democratic socialist political party in Denmark. It was formerly known in English as the Socialist People's Party, the literal translation of its Danish name. History 1959–1969 The SF ...
: Det ku' være så godt (Danish: It could be so good) *
Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League The Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) is a black nationalist fraternal organization founded by Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican immigrant to the United States, and Amy Ashwood Garvey. The Pan-African o ...
: One God! One Aim! One Destiny! *
Women's Institute The Women's Institute (WI) is a community-based organisation for women in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. The movement was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, by Erland and Janet Lee with Adelaide Hoodless being th ...
: For Home and Country *
Women's Social and Political Union The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom from 1903 to 1918. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership and ...
: Deeds not words *
Zapatista Army of National Liberation The Zapatista Army of National Liberation (, EZLN), often referred to as the Zapatistas (Mexican ), is a far-left political and militant group that controls a substantial amount of territory in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico. Sin ...
: Ya Basta! (Spanish: Enough already!)


Heritage and historical

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Daughters of the American Revolution The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence. A non-profit group, they promote ...
: God, Home, and Country *
Sons of the American Revolution The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR or NSSAR) is an American Congressional charter, congressionally chartered organization, founded in 1889 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville, Kentucky. A non-prof ...
: la, Libertas et patria (Liberty and country) *
United Daughters of the Confederacy The United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) is an American neo-Confederate hereditary association for female descendants of Confederate Civil War soldiers engaging in the commemoration of these ancestors, the funding of monuments to them, ...
: Love, Live, Pray, Think, Dare


Religion

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Ahmadiyya Community Ahmadiyya (, ), officially the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at (AMJ, ar, الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية, al-Jamāʿah al-Islāmīyah al-Aḥmadīyah; ur, , translit=Jamā'at Aḥmadiyyah Musl ...
: Love for All Hatred for None *
Benedictine Order , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...
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ora et labora The phrase pray and work (or 'pray and labor'; Latin: ''ora et labora'') refers to the Catholic monastic practice of working and praying, generally associated with its use in the Rule of Saint Benedict. History "Ora et labora" (pray and work ...
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Carmelite Order , image = , caption = Coat of arms of the Carmelites , abbreviation = OCarm , formation = Late 12th century , founder = Early hermits of Mount Carmel , founding_location = Mount Ca ...
: la, zelo zelatus sum pro Domino Deo exercituum (I am aflame with zeal for the Lord God of Hosts) *
Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen The Union of Catholic German Student Fraternities (german: Cartellverband der katholischen deutschen Studentenverbindungen or ''Cartellverband'' (CV)) is a German umbrella organization of Catholic male student fraternities (Studentenverbindung). ...
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In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas ''In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas'' (commonly translated as "unity in necessary things; freedom in doubtful things; love in all things" or more literally as "in necessary things unity; in uncertain things liberty; i ...
(In need unity, in doubt liberty, in everything charity) *
Dominican Order The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...
: la, Veritas (Truth), la, Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare (Praise, bless, preach) *
K.A.V. Lovania Leuven Katholische Academische Verbindung (K.A.V.) Lovania Leuven is a Catholic academic fraternity, founded in 1896 at the Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968), Catholic University of Louvain in Leuven, Belgium. It is a German Studentenverbindung ...
: la, Semper Excelsius (Always do your best); german: Der Geist lebt in uns allen (The Spirit lives in us all) *
Khuddam-ul Ahmadiyya Majlis Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya ( ar, مجلس خدام الاحمدیة, literally means "Association of the Servants of Ahmadiyya") is one of five auxiliary organizations in the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. It is the young men's branch of the communi ...
: A Nation cannot be reformed without the reformation of its youth *
Knights Hospitaller The Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ( la, Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani), commonly known as the Knights Hospitaller (), was a medieval and early modern Catholic Church, Catholic Military ord ...
: la, Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum (Support the faithful and serve the poor) *
Knights Templar , colors = White mantle with a red cross , colors_label = Attire , march = , mascot = Two knights riding a single horse , equipment ...
: la, Non nobis Domine, non nobis; sed Nomini tuo da gloriam (Not to us, Lord, not to us; but your name give glory) *
Lajna Imaillah Lajna Ima’illah ( ar, لجنہ اماء الله; lit. committee for the maids of Allah) is the women's auxiliary organization of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It is for women above the age of 15. The organization was established in 1922 by ...
: No nation can progress without educating their women *
Philippine Independent Church , native_name_lang = fil , icon = Logo of the Philippine Independent Church (Aglipayan Church).svg , icon_width = 80px , icon_alt = Coat of arms of the Philippine Independent Church , image ...
: la, Pro Deo Et Patria (For God and country) * Pontificate of
Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...
: la, opus iustitiae pax (peace is the fruit of justice) * Pontificate of
Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
: la, Miserando Atque Eligendo (by having mercy and by choosing) *
Salvation Army Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...
: Blood and Fire *
Society of Jesus , image = Ihs-logo.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = ChristogramOfficial seal of the Jesuits , abbreviation = SJ , nickname = Jesuits , formation = , founders ...
: la, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the greater glory of God) *
United Church of Christ The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Calvinist, Lutheran, and Anabaptist traditions, and with approximately 4 ...
: That they may all be one. *
United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelical ...
: Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors


Business

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Audi Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide. Th ...
: Vorsprung durch Technik (Literally: Advantage through technology, Figuratively: The technical edge) *
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex ...
: Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation *
Harrods Harrods Limited is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. It is currently owned by the state of Qatar via its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority. The Harrods brand also applies to other ...
: Omnia Omnibus Ubique (All Things, For All People, Everywhere) * IdentLogic Systems: la, Ille qui meritus est praemium habeat ( Let him who has earned it bear the reward) *
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o ...
: la, Ars Gratia Artis (
Art for art's sake Art for art's sake—the usual English rendering of ''l'art pour l'art'' (), a French slogan from the latter part of the 19th century—is a phrase that expresses the philosophy that the intrinsic value of art, and the only 'true' art, is divorce ...
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Royal Mail Lines The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was a British shipping company founded in London in 1839 by a Scot, James MacQueen. The line's motto was ''Per Mare Ubique'' (everywhere by sea). After a troubled start, it became the largest shipping group ...
: la, Per mare ubique (Everywhere by sea)


Medieval nobility

Famous mottos, usually deliberately cryptic, adopted during the age of chivalry and
courtly love Courtly love ( oc, fin'amor ; french: amour courtois ) was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. Medieval literature is filled with examples of knights setting out on adventures and performing vari ...
by great noblemen and ladies include: *''À Mon Seul Désir'', appearing on
The Lady and the Unicorn ''The Lady and the Unicorn'' (french: La Dame à la licorne) is the modern title given to a series of six tapestries created in the style of ("thousand flowers") and woven in Flanders from wool and silk, from designs (" cartoons") drawn in Par ...
tapestry made in Paris circa 1500; *''Me Sovent Sovant'',
Lady Margaret Beaufort Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: or ; 31 May 1441/43 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. A descendant of ...
(1441/3-1509) (Souvent me souviens, "Often I remember") which was adopted by
St John's College, Cambridge St John's College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corpo ...
, founded by her; *''A Vous Entier''
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford KG (20 June 138914 September 1435) was a medieval English prince, general and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War. Bedford was the third son of ...
(1389-1435); *''Le Temps Venra''
Jean de Berry John of Berry or John the Magnificent ( French: ''Jean de Berry'', ; 30 November 1340 – 15 June 1416) was Duke of Berry and Auvergne and Count of Poitiers and Montpensier. He was Regent of France during the minority of his nephew 1380-1388 ...
(1340-1416) *''Le Bon Temps Viendra'', ("the right time will come")
Bourchier family Bourchier is an English surname, from French ''Boursier'', keeper of the purse. Bourchier is the Norman pronunciation. The Barons Bourchier, Barons Berners, Barons FitzWarin, Earls of Essex and Earls of Bath *Robert Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchi ...
; *''Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense'', King Edward III (ruled 1327–1377) of England, motto of the
Order of the Garter The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George C ...
(1348); *''J'en Garde un Leal'', Anne Malet de Graville ((1490?–1540?))


Dynasties

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British monarchy The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiwi ...
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Dieu Et Mon Droit (, fro, Deu et mon droit), which means "God and my right", is the motto of the monarch of the United Kingdom. It appears on a scroll beneath the shield of the version of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The motto is said to have first ...
: (God and my right / God and my right shall me defend) *
Greek royal family The Greek royal family (Greek: Ελληνική Βασιλική Οικογένεια) is a branch of the Danish royal family, itself a branch of the House of Glücksburg, that reigned in Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. Its ...
: gr, Ἰσχύς μου ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ λαοῦ (People's love, my strength) *
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ( en, Nothing without God) , national_anthem = , common_languages = German , religion = Roman Catholic , currency = , title_leader = Prince , leader1 ...
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House of Romania The Romanian royal family ( ro, Familia regală a României) was the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Romania, a constitutional monarchy in Central and Eastern Europe, Central-Eastern Europe. The kingdom existed from 1881, when Carol I of Romania ...
: la, Nihil Sine Deo (Nothing without God) *
Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty ( fa, دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty, ruling for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier in modern times, who ...
: fa, مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است (Justice He odbids me do, as He will judge me) *
Rothschild family The Rothschild family ( , ) is a wealthy Ashkenazi Jewish family originally from Frankfurt that rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), a court factor to the German Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel in the Free City of F ...
: la, Concordia, Integritas, Industria (Unity, integrity, diligence) *
House of Savoy The House of Savoy ( it, Casa Savoia) was a royal dynasty that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of ...
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FERT FERT (sometimes tripled, ''FERT, FERT, FERT''), the motto of the royal house of Savoy-Sardinia and Italy, the House of Savoy, was adopted by Duke Vittorio Amedeo II (1666–1732). It appeared for the first time on the collar of the Supreme ...
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Royal mottos of Danish monarchs The use of a royal motto ( da, valgsprog) is an old tradition among Danish monarchs, dating back at least 500 years. The use of such a motto was a way for a monarch to emphasize values or beliefs he / she held dear. In earlier times, these mottos we ...
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List of Norwegian monarchs' mottos The Royal mottos or ''valgspråk/valspråk'' of the Norwegian monarchs are an old tradition, permanent since the reign of Christian II of Denmark and Norway. The latest three kings have adopted the same motto as their personal motto, ''Alt for Nor ...
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Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs The royal motto of the Swedish monarch is a Swedish royal tradition stemming from the early 16th century. All reigning monarchs of Sweden, beginning with Gustav I, have had their own mottos during their respective periods of reign. The Swedish royal ...


Families


Medical

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American Board of Ophthalmology The American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) is an independent, non-profit organization responsible for certifying ophthalmologists (eye physicians and surgeons) in the United States of America. Founded in 1916, the ABO was the first American Boar ...
: la, Ex Obscuris Lux (From darkness, light) *
Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland The Association of Anaesthetists, in full the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI), is a professional association for anaesthetists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was founded by Dr Henry Featherstone in 193 ...
: la, In somno securitas (In sleep there is safety) * Association of Veterinary Surgeons in Bulgaria: la, Culter in manu sapienti vitam dat (A scalpel in a wise hand gives life) *
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland is a British medical association founded in 1920 with the twin aims of the ''advancement of the science and art of surgery and the promotion of friendship amongst surgeons''. Association of Su ...
: la, omnes ab omnibus discamus (Let us learn all things from everybody) * Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists: la, Corpus curare spiritumque (To care for the body and its breath of life) *
Australian College of Pharmacy The Australasian College of Pharmacy (ACP) provides professional education for the pharmacy industry in Australia and New Zealand and has done so for over 40 years. Members of the college are entitled to use the postnominal MACP, Associate Fel ...
: Education for Practice and Management *
Canadian Association of General Surgeons The Canadian Association of General Surgeons is a professional association for general surgeons in Canada. It was founded in 1977. History The Canadian Association of General Surgeons held its inaugural meeting on 11 May 1977 at the Royal Y ...
: la, Sapientia Manaque Apta (Wisdom and a skillful hand) * Canadian Orthopaedic Association: la, Pietate, Arte et Scientia Corrigere (With compassion, skill and knowledge we correct, straighten or set right) *
Grant Medical College The Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, is a public medical college, affiliated to the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. Founded in 1845, it is one of the oldest institutions teaching medicine in South Asia. Its clinical affil ...
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Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
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India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. Mens sana in corpora sano ( la, Healthy mind in a healthy body) *
Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS) is a postgraduate professional education body established in 1965 to provide a broad range of activities to enhance the professional development of both general and specialist dentists thr ...
: la, Vincat Scientia Morbos (Let knowledge conquer disease) *
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the establishment of high standards of practice in obstetrics and gynaecology and women’s health. The Col ...
: Excellence in women's health *
Royal College of Anaesthetists The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) is the professional body responsible for the specialty of anaesthesia throughout the United Kingdom. It sets standards in anaesthesia, critical care, pain management, and for the training of anaestheti ...
: la, Divinum sedare dolorem (It is divine to alleviate pain / Divine is the effort to conquer pain) *
Royal College of General Practitioners The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the professional body for general (medical) practitioners (GPs/Family Physicians/Primary Care Physicians) in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including l ...
: la, Cum Scientia Caritas (Scientific knowledge applied with compassion) *
Royal College of Midwives The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is a British midwives organisation founded in 1881 by Louisa Hubbard and Zepherina Veitch. It has existed under its present name since 1947, and is the United Kingdom's only trade union or professional organis ...
: la, Vita donum Dei (Life is the gift of God) *
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...
: la, Super Ardua (Let us overcome our difficulties) *
Royal College of Ophthalmologists The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, founded in 1988, is an independent professional body and one of the Medical Royal Colleges. They set the standards and examinations for medical doctors aiming to become ophthalmologists, and provide surgical ...
: la, Ut Omnes Videant (So that all may see) *
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, often referred to as the RCPCH, is the professional body for paediatricians (doctors specialising in child health) in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the postgraduate training of paed ...
: la, Hereditas Domini filii (Children are a heritage from the Lord) *
Royal College of Psychiatrists The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom, and is responsible for representing psychiatrists, for psychiatric research and for providing public information about mental health ...
: Let Wisdom Guide *
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland's first private university. It was established in 1784 ...
: la, Consilio Manuque (Scholarship and dexterity) *
Royal Pharmaceutical Society The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPharmS or RPS) is the body responsible for the leadership and support of the pharmacy profession (pharmacists) within England, Scotland, and Wales. It was created along with the General Pharmaceutical Council ...
: la, Habenda ratio valetudinis (We must pay attention to our health) *
Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course The Walter Reed Tropical Medicine Course (now called 'Operational Clinical Infectious Disease' Course ) at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is one of the many Tropical Medicine Training Courses ...
: Safiri Salama (Swahili: Travel safely) *
ZAKA ZAKA ( he, זק"א, abbreviation for ''Zihuy Korbanot Ason'', , literally: "Disaster Victim Identification") is a series of voluntary community emergency response teams in Israel, each operating in a police district (two in the Central Distr ...
: Hessed Shel Emet (True kindness)


Other

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Association of Trust Schools The Association of Trust Schools (ATS) is an organisation of independent primary and secondary schools in Zimbabwe that was founded in 1962. Each of these schools are run by their own Board of Governors and are not for profit entities. The Heads ...
: la, Ad Susceptum Perficiendum (In order to achieve what has been undertaken) *
Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance The Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance (GFA) is an online directory listing individuals and companies who are associated with film and television production in and around the city of Glasgow in Scotland. It was founded in 2011 by Scottish actor Andrew ...
: Whatever the weather, we stand together *
International Thespian Society The International Thespian Society (ITS) is an honor society for high school and middle school theatre students. It is a division of the Educational Theatre Association. Thespian troupes serve students in grades 9–12; Junior Thespian troupes s ...
: Act well your part. There all the honor lies *
Linux Foundation The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit technology consortium founded in 2000 as a merger between Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group to standardize Linux, support its growth, and promote its commercial adoption. Additi ...
: Open your source, Open your mind *
The Boondock Saints ''The Boondock Saints'' is a 1999 American vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as fraternal twin brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after ...
: la, Aequitas et Veritas, alternately (Truth and justice / Honesty and equality) *
The Red Green Show ''The Red Green Show'' is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States (airing on more than 100 PBS affiliates a ...
: Quando omni flunkus moritati (
Pseudo-Latin Dog Latin or cod Latin is a phrase or jargon that imitates Latin, often by "translating" English words (or those of other languages) into Latin by conjugating or declining them as if they were Latin words. Dog Latin is usually a humorous devi ...
When all else fails, play dead)


Military and governmental

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Canadian Security Intelligence Service The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS, ; french: Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité, ''SCRS'') is Canada's primary national intelligence agency. It is responsible for collecting, analysing, reporting and disseminating int ...
: A safe, secure and prosperous Canada, through trusted intelligence and advice. *
Canadian Army The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
: Vigilamus pro te (We stand on guard for thee) *
Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...
: Sic Itur ad Astra (Such is the pathway to the stars) *
Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...
: Parati vero parati (Ready aye ready) *
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM; french: links=no, Commandement des Forces d'opérations spéciales du Canada; COMFOSCAN) is a command of the Canadian Armed Forces. It is responsible for all special forces operations that are ...
: Facta, non verba (Actions, not words) *
Irish Army Cavalry Corps , image= Badge of the Irish Cavalry Corps.svg , image_size = 200 , caption=Collar badge of the Cavalry Corps , dates=1934 – present , country= , branch=Army , command_structure= Defence Forces , type=Armoured , role=Light CavalryArmoured Rec ...
: Through the mud and blood to the green fields beyond *
Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted aft ...
: la, Ex luna, scientia (From the Moon, knowledge) *British
Special Air Service The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling and in 1950, it was reconstituted as a corps. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terro ...
: Who Dares Wins *
Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...
: Naam, Namak, Nishan (Be honourable, true to your salt, and uphold the flag) *
Indian Army Medical Corps The Indian Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Indian Army which primarily provides medical services to all Army personnel, serving and veterans, along with their families. Early history Very little is known of the medical organisatio ...
: Sarve Santu Niramaya (Everyone should remain healthy, good health for all) *
National Security Agency The National Security Agency (NSA) is a national-level intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collecti ...
(NSA): Defending Our Nation, Securing The Future * Ontario Regiment of Canada: Canadian Armed Forces Armoured Reserve Regiment: la, Fidelus Paradus (Faithful and prepared) *
Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...
: Iman, Taqwa, Jihad Fi Sabil-illah, Men at their Best. (Faith, piety, struggle in the way of Almighty Allah, men at their best) *
Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police ( fil, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, acronymed as PNP) is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Current ...
: We Serve and Protect *Royal Air Force (United Kingdom): la, Per Ardua Ad Astra (Through adversity to the stars) *Royal Marines (United Kingdom): la, Per Mare, Per Terram (By sea, by land) *Household Division#United Kingdom, Household Division (United Kingdom): la, Septem Juncta in Uno (Seven joined in one) *United States Air Force Academy: Integrity First, Service before self, Excellence in All we Do *United States Coast Guard (USCG): la, Semper Paratus (Always ready) *United States Coast Guard United States Life-Saving Service, Life-Saving Service (USCG LSS): You have to go out, but you don't have to come back *United States Marine Corps (USMC): la, Semper Fidelis (Always faithful) *United States Military Academy: Duty, Honor, Country *US Air Force Pararescue: That Others May Live *United States Army: This We'll Defend * Spanish Light Armoured Cavalry Regiment Santiago No 1 : la, Pes meus stetit in directo (My foot has stood in the right way/direction (or in uprightness; in integrity ) * United States Secret Service: Worthy Of Trust and Confidence


Orders and decorations


Canada

* Order of Canada: la, Desiderantes Melioram Patriam (They desired a better land) * Order of Military Merit (Canada): la, Officio ante Commodum (Service before self)


Europe

* Legion of Honour (France): french: Honneur et Patrie (Honour and Fatherland) * Order of Charles III (Spain): la, Virtuti et Merito (By virtue and merit) * Order of the Crown (Belgium): french: Travail et Progrès (Work and Progress) * Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland): fi, Isänmaan Puolesta (For the Fatherland) * Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark): da, Gud og Kongen (God and the King) * Order of the Elephant (Denmark): la, Magnanimi Pretium (The prize of greatness) * Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish version): la, Ante ferit quam flamma micet (Strike before they see the flame) * Order of the House of Orange (Netherlands): french: Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain) * Order of Leopold (Belgium): french: L'Union Fait La Force (Union makes strength) * Order of Leopold II (Belgium): french: L'Union Fait La Force (Union makes strength) * Order of Merit for the Fatherland (Russia): russian: script=Latn, Polza, chest i slava (Benefit, honour and glory) * Order of the Netherlands Lion: la, Virtus Nobilitat (Power ennobles) * Order of Orange-Nassau: french: Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain) * Order of the Polar Star (Sweden): la, Nescit Occasum (It knows no decline) * Order of Saint Andrew (Russia): russian: script=Latn, Za Veru i Vernost (For faith and loyalty) * Order of St. George (Russia): russian: script=Latn, Za Sluzhbu i Khrabrost (For service and bravery) * Order of St. Olav (Norway): no, Ret og Sandhed (Justice and truth) * Royal Order of the Seraphim, Order of the Seraphim (Sweden): la, Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus, saviour of men) * Order of the Star of Romania: la, In Fide Salus (In Faith is the Salvation) * Order of the Tower and Sword (Portugal): pt, Valor, Lealdade e Mérito (Valour, Loyalty and Merit) * Order of the White Eagle (Poland): pl, Za Ojczyznę i Naród (For Fatherland and Nation) * Order of the White Lion (Czech Republic): cz, Pravda Vítězí (Truth Prevails) * Order of the White Rose of Finland: fi, Isänmaan hyväksi (For the Well-Being of the Fatherland)


Holy See

* Order of Pius IX: la, Virtuti et Merito (By virtue and merit) * Order of St. Gregory the Great: la, Pro Deo et Principe (For God and Prince) * Order of St. Sylvester: la, Multum in Parvo (Much in a small space)


United Kingdom

* George Cross: For Gallantry retrieved 10 November 2013. * Order of the Bath: la, Tria Juncta In Uno (Three joined in one) *
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: french: Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame be to him who thinks evil of it) * Order of Merit: For Merit * Order of St Michael and St George: la, Auspicium Melioris Aevi (Hope of a better age) * Order of the Thistle: la, Nemo Me Impune Lacessit (No-one injures me with impunity) * Royal Victorian Order: Victoria * Victoria Cross: For Valour


Municipalities


Australia


New South Wales

* Blacktown, New South Wales, Blacktown: Progress * Sydney: I take but I surrender


Northern Territory

* Darwin, Northern Territory: la, Progrediamur (Let us go forward)


Queensland

* Brisbane: la, Meliora sequimur (We aim for better things)


South Australia

* Adelaide: la, Ut Prosint Omnibus Conjuncti (United for the common good)


Tasmania

* Hobart: la, Sic Fortis Hobartia Crevit (Thus, in force, Hobart grew)


Victoria

* Melbourne: la, Vires Acquirit Eundo (She acquires strength as she goes)


Western Australia

*City of Perth: la, Floreat (Prosper & Protect)


Canada


British Columbia

* Kamloops Salus et Opes ( la, Health and abundance)


Manitoba

* Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon: la, Vires Acquirit Eundo (She acquires strength through progress) * Headingley, Manitoba, Headingley: la, Progredi Prospere (To go forward prosperously) * Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Macdonald: la, Preserverate et Florete (To preserve and flourish) * Portage la Prairie: en, Progress * St. Andrews, Manitoba, St. Andrews: en, In Union Is Strength * Rural Municipality of West St. Paul, West St. Paul: en, Onward * Winnipeg: la, Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One with the strength of many)


New Brunswick

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


Nova Scotia

* Halifax Urban Area, Halifax: la, E Mari Merces (Wealth from the sea)


Ontario

* Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton: Together Aspire, Together Achieve * Ottawa: Advance Ottawa * Toronto: Diversity Our Strength * Sarnia: la, Sarnia Semper (Sarnia Always)


Quebec

* Montreal: la, Concordia Salus (Salvation through harmony) * Province of Quebec: french: Je me souviens (I remember) * Quebec City, Quebec: french: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put God's gift to good use)


Saskatchewan

* Regina, Saskatchewan, Regina: la, Floreat Regina (Let Regina flourish)


Europe

* Amsterdam: nl, Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate) * Bordeaux: la, Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem (The fleur-de-lis alone rules over the moon, the waves, the castle, and the lion) * Brescia: la, Brixia fidelis (Brescia faithful) * Bucharest: ro, Patria și Dreptul Meu (The Homeland and my right) * Douglas, Isle of Man, Douglas: gv, Kiannoortys cheusthie jeh Kiannoortys (Government within a government) * Frankfurt: german: Stark im Recht (Strong in justice) * Gdańsk: la, Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) * Gdynia: pl, Gdynia—miasto z morza i marzeń (Gdynia—a city built of sea and dreams) * Genoa: la, Libertas (Liberty) * Kaunas: la, Diligite justitiam qui judicatis terram (Love justice, landlords) * Łódź: la, Ex navicula navis (Big boat out of a small one) * Madrid: es, Fui sobre agua edificada, mis muros de fuego son. Esta es mi insignia y blasón (On water I was built, My walls are made of fire, this is my ensign and escutcheon) * Marseille: la, Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis (By her great deeds, Marseille shines in the world) * Nancy, France: la, Non inultus premor (I'm not touched with impunity) * Nantes: la, Favet Neptunus Eunti (Neptune favours the traveller) * Nice: la, Nicaea Civitas (City of Nice) * Oporto, Portugal: pt, Antiga, mui nobre e sempre leal, Invicta cidade do Porto (Antique, highly noble, always faithful, unvanquished Oporto City) * Paris: la, Fluctuat nec mergitur (Tossed by the waves, she does not founder) * Prague: la, Praga caput rei publicae (Prague, head of the republic). Formerly: Praga caput regnum (Prague, head of the kingdom) * Rotterdam: nl, Sterker door strijd (Stronger by struggle) * Seville: es, No me ha dejado (written NO8DO) (It [Seville] has not abandoned me) * Sofia: Raste, no ne staree (Bulgarian: Grows, but does not age) * The Hague: nl, Vrede en recht (Peace and Justice) * Toulon: la, Concordia parva crescunt (Small things increase by concord) * Toulouse: oc, Per Tolosa totjorn mai (For Toulouse, always more) * Valletta: it, Città Umilissima (The most humble city) * Vilnius: la, Unitas, Justitia, Spes (Unity, justice, hope) * Warsaw: la, Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms), Semper invicta (Always invincible) * Żebbuġ, Malta: la, Semper Virens (Evergreen)


Indonesia

* Jakarta: Jaya Raya (Victory and glorious) * 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) * Bali: Bali Dwipa Jaya (Glorious Bali Island) * Aceh : Pancacita (Five purposes)


India

* Kolkatta (Calcutta): Purosree Bibardhan (Bengali: Progress of the city) *
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: 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) *Tamil Nadu வாய்மையே வெல்லும் (Tamil) (Truth alone triumphs)


Republic of Ireland

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


Latin America

* Nuevo Leon, Mexico: la, Semper Ascendens (Always ascending) * São Paulo: la, Non ducor, duco (I am not led, I lead)


New Zealand

* Auckland: Advance * Christchurch: la, Fide Condita, Fructu Beata, Spe Fortis (Founded in Faith, Rich in the Fulfillment thereof, Strong in Hope for the Future). * Dunedin: la, Maiorum Institutis Utendo (By following in the footsteps of our forefathers) * Nelson, New Zealand: la, Palmam qui meruit ferat (Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm) * Wellington: la, Suprema a Situ (Supreme by position)


United Kingdom


England


=Berkshire

= * Reading, Berkshire, Reading: la, A Deo et Regina (From God and the Queen) * Slough: Serve with honour * West Berkshire: Forward together * Windsor and Maidenhead: la, In Unitate, Felicitas (In unity, happiness) * Wokingham: la, Unum e Pluribus (One out of many)


=Buckinghamshire

= * Aylesbury Vale: la, Concordia prorsum (Forward in harmony) * Chiltern District, Chiltern: Freely we serve * High Wycombe: la, Industria ditat (Industry enriches) * Milton Keynes: By knowledge, design, and understanding * South Bucks, South Buckinghamshire: la, Consillo et animis (By counsel and courage)


=Cambridgeshire

= * Huntingdonshire:Labore omnia florent ( la, By labour everything prospers) * Peterborough: Upon this rock * South Cambridgeshire: nl, Niet zonder arbyt (Not without work)


=Cheshire

= * Chester: la, Antiqiui Colant Antiquum Dierum (Let the ancients worship the ancient of days) * Borough of Halton: la, Industria Navem Implet (Industry fills the ship) * Runcorn: la, Navem Mercibus Implere (Fill the ship with goods) * Widnes: la, Industria Ditat (Industry enriches)


=City of London

= * la, Domine dirige nos (Lord direct us)


=Devon

= * Exeter: la, Semper Fidelis (Always faithful) * Plymouth: la, Turris Fortissima est Nomen Jehova (The strongest tower is the name of Jehovah) * Torquay: la, Salus et Felicitas (Health and happiness)


=Essex

= * South Benfleet, Benfleet: la, Societas florebit (Fellowship will blossom) * Braintree, Essex, Braintree: By wisdom and foresight * Brentwood, Essex, Brentwood: la, Ardens Fide (burning with faith) * Canvey Island: la, Ex Mare Dei Gratia (From the sea by the grace of God) * Chelmsford: Many minds, one heart * Colchester: No Cross, no Crown * Great Dunmow: May Dunmow prosper * Halstead: la, Consilio et Prudentia (By wisdom and foresight) * Harwich: la, Omnia Bona Bonis (To the good all things are good) * Harlow: In Common Endeavour * Leigh-on-Sea: la, Lux Salubritas Felicitas (Light, health, happiness) * Maldon District, Maldon: Vision, courage, integrity * Rayleigh, Essex, Rayleigh: la, In Reliquom Laboramus (We work for the future) * Rochford: Our heritage, our future * Southend-on-Sea: la, Per Mare Per Ecclesiam (By the sea and by the church) * Thurrock: la, Secundum Tamesim Quovis Gentium (By the Thames to all peoples of the world) * Waltham Abbey (town), Waltham Abbey: la, Sanctae Nomine Crucis (By the name of the Holy Cross)


=Gloucestershire

= * Cheltenham: la, Salubritas et eruditio (Health and education) * Cirencester: la, Corinium floreat (May Corinium (Cirencester) flourish) * Cotswold District: United we serve * Gloucester: la, Fides invicta triumphat (Unconquered faith triumphs) * Gloucestershire: la, Prorsum semper (Ever forwards) * Tewkesbury Borough: la, In consilio sapientia (There is wisdom in counsel)


=Greater London

= * London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham: la, Dei Gratia Probemur Rebus (By the grace of God, let us be judged by our acts) * London Borough of Barnet, Barnet: la, Unitas Efficit Ministerium (Unity makes service) * London Borough of Bexley, Bexley: Boldly and Rightly * London Borough of Brent, Brent: Forward Together * London Borough of Bromley, Bromley: la, Servire Populo (To serve the people) * London Borough of Camden, Camden: la, Non Sibi sed Toti (Not for oneself, but for all) * London Borough of Croydon, Croydon: la, Ad Summa Nitamur (Let us strive after perfection) * London Borough of Ealing, Ealing: Progress With Unity * London Borough of Enfield, Enfield: By Industry Ever Stronger * Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greenwich: We Govern by Serving * London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham: la, Spectemur Agendo (Let us be regarded according to our conduct) * London Borough of Haringey, Haringey: Progress With Humanity * London Borough of Harrow, Harrow: la, Salus Populi Suprema Lex (The health of the people is the supreme law) * London Borough of Havering, Havering: Liberty * London Borough of Hillingdon, Hillingdon: Forward * London Borough of Hounslow, Hounslow: la, Iuncti Progrediamur (Let us progress together) * London Borough of Islington, Islington: We Serve * Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea: la, Quam Bonum In Unum Habitare (What a good thing it is to dwell together in unity) * London Borough of Lambeth, Lambeth: la, Spectemur Agendo (Let us be regarded according to our conduct) * London Borough of Lewisham, Lewisham: la, Salus Populi Suprema Lex (The health of the people is the supreme law) * London Borough of Merton, Merton: Stand Fast In Honour And Strength * London Borough of Newham, Newham: Progress with the People * London Borough of Redbridge, Redbridge: In Unity Progress * London Borough of Southwark, Southwark: United to Serve * London Borough of Sutton, Sutton: la, Per ardua in fide servite Deo (through difficulties serve God in faith) * London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets: From Great Things to Greater * Waltham Forest: Fellowship Is Life * London Borough of Wandsworth, Wandsworth: We Serve * City of Westminster, Westminster: la, Custodi Civitatem Domine (Guard the city, O Lord)


=Greater Manchester

= * Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Bolton: la, Supera moras (Overcome difficulties) * Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury: Forward in unity * Manchester: la, Concilio et Labore (By counsel and labour) * Oldham: la, wikt:Sapere aude, Sapere aude (Have courage to be wise) * Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport: la, Animo et fide ( With courage and faith) * Tameside: Industry and integrity * Trafford: Hold fast that which is good * Wigan: Ancient and Loyal


=Hampshire

= * New Forest (district), New Forest: Old Yet Ever New * Portsmouth: Heaven's Light Our Guide * Romsey: Quae Recta Tene * Rushmoor: Strength in Unity * Test Valley: la, Deo Teste Valeamus (With God as our witness, let us be strong)


=Hertfordshire

= * Broxbourne: la, Cor Unum, Via Una (One heart, one way) * Dacorum: The Borough of Dacorum * Hertsmere: Do Well And Fear Not * North Hertfordshire: Memores Acti, Prudentes Futuri * Stevenage: The Heart of a Town Lies in its People * Watford: la, Audentior (Bolder) * Welwyn Hatfield: By Wisdom And Design


=Kent

= * Ashford, Kent, Ashford: With Stronger Faith * Canterbury: la, Ave Mater Angliae (Hail, Mother England) * Dartford: la, Floreat Dartford (Let Dartford Flourish) * Folkestone and Hythe (District), Folkestone and Hythe: la, Amoenitas et Salubritas (Delightfulness and healthiness) * Maidstone: Agriculture and Commerce * Medway: Forward Together * Borough of Swale, Swale: Known by their Fruits * Tonbridge and Malling: Forward in Unison * Royal Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells: Do Well Doubt Not


=Lancashire

= * Blackburn: la, Arte et Labore (By art and labour) * Blackpool: Progress * Burnley: Hold to the truth * Chorley: Be aware * Borough of Fylde, Fylde: la, Gaudeat ager (Let the field rejoice) * Hyndburn: By industry and prudence * Lancashire: la, In consilio consilium (In council is wisdom) * Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster: Luck to loyne * Borough of Pendle, Pendle: la, In unitate florescemus (In unity we increasingly flourish) * Borough of Rossendale, Rossendale: Prosperity through endeavour * South Ribble: Progress with humanity * West Lancashire: Salus populi suprema lex la, The well-being of the people is the supreme law) * Borough of Wyre, Wyre: la, Utraque parte fluminis (On either side of the river)


=Leicestershire

= * Leicester: la, Semper Eadem (Always the same)


=Lincolnshire

= * Mablethorpe: la, Amoeniora Litora Nostra (Our shores are more delightful
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=Merseyside

= * Liverpool: la, Deus Nobis Haec Otia Fecit (God hath granted us this ease)


=Norfolk

= * Norwich: Do different


=Northumbria

= * Newcastle-upon-Tyne: la, Fortiter Defendit Triumphans (Triumph by brave defence
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= Suffolk

= * Felixstowe: Felix sto we (Happy we stand)


=Surrey

= * Borough of Elmbridge, Elmbridge: la, Dum Defluant Amnes (Until the rivers cease to flow) * Epsom and Ewell: None Such * Guildford: la, Fortiter et Fideliter (Bravely and faithfully) * Mole Valley: la, Ministrando Vigilans (Vigilant in our serving) * Borough of Spelthorne, Spelthorne: la, Ad Solem Prospicimus (We look towards the Sun) * Surrey Heath: la, Festina Diligenter (Make haste carefully) * Tandridge District, Tandridge: la, Concordia (Harmony) * Reigate and Banstead: Never Wonne Ne Never Shall * Runnymede (district), Runnymede: In Freedom We Serve * Borough of Waverley, Waverley: la, Oppida Rusque Una (Town and countryside in unity) * Borough of Woking, Woking: la, Fide et Diligentia (In faith and diligence)


=Sussex

= * Brighton and Hove: la, Inter Undas et Colles Floremus (Between sea and downs we flourish) * Crawley: I Grow and I Rejoice * Eastbourne: la, Meliora Sequimur (We follow the better things) * Horsham: Proudly We Serve * Mid Sussex District, Mid Sussex: la, Salus Populi Suprema Lex (The good of the people comes first) * Wealden District, Wealden: la, Interiora Ruris (Rural interior) * Worthing: la, Ex Terra Copiam e Mari Salutem (From the land, fullness; from the sea, health)


=West Midlands

= * Birmingham: Forward


=Yorkshire

= * Bradford: Progress, Industry, Humanity * Calderdale: la, Industria Arte Prudentia (Industry, Skill, Foresight) * Leeds: la, Pro Rege et Lege (For the king and the law) * Rotherham: By Industry and Honour * Sheffield: la, Deo Adjuvante, Labor Proficit (With God's help, our work is successful) * Wakefield: Persevere and Prosper


Scotland

* Aberdeen: french: Bon Accord ( Good agreement) * Arbroath: Propter libertatem (Latin: For Freedom) * Braemar: sco, Mak Siccar (Make sure) * Clydebank: la, Labore et Scientia (By work and by knowledge) * Dingwall: Salve corona * Duns, Scottish Borders, Duns: sco, Duns Dings Aw (Duns beats all) * East Kilbride: Prosper but Dreid * Edinburgh: Nisi Dominus ( la, Except the Lord [keep the city, the watchman waketh] in vain. Psalm 127) * Falkirk: sco, Touch Ane, Touch Aw - Better meddle wi the Deil than the bairns o Fawkirk (Strike one, strike all - easier fight with the devil than the children of Falkirk) * Forfar: Ut quocunque paratus * Galashiels: sco, Soor Ploums (Sour Plums) * Glasgow: Let Glasgow Flourish * Irvine, North Ayrshire, Irvine: la, Tandem bona causa triumphat (The good cause triumphs in the end) * Jedburgh: la, Strenue et Prospere (With vigour and success) * Kelso, Scotland, Kelso: sco, Dae Richt - Fear Nocht (Do right — fear nought) * Kinross: sco, Siccar (Sure) * Lerwick: Dispecta est et Thule * Orkney Islands: Boreas domus mare amicus (Latin: The North our home, the sea our friend) * Perth, Scotland, Perth: la, Pro Rege, Lege et Grege (For the King, the Law and the People) * Port Glasgow: la, Ter et Quarter anno Revisens Aequor Atlanticum Impune (Three and four times a year revisiting the Atlantic with impunity) * Rosehearty: sco, Tyauve awa Rosehearty (Strive always, Rosehearty) * St Andrews: la, Dum spiro spero (While I breathe I hope) * Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Selkirk: At spreta incolumem vita defendere famam * Shetland Islands: Með lögum skal land byggja (Norn language, Norn: By law shall the land be built up) * Thurso: sco, Wark tae God (Walk towards God)


Northern Ireland


=County Antrim

= * Antrim, County Antrim, Antrim: Per Angusta ad Augusta * Ballyclare: la, Industria et Probitate (By work and integrity) * Ballymoney: Goodwill to all People * Belfast: la, Pro tanto quid retribuamus (What shall we give in return for so much) * Carrickfergus: la, Gloria Prisca Novatur (The glory of the Old made New) * Larne: la, Falce Marique Potens (Powerful With the Sickle and on the Sea) * Lisburn: la, Ex Igne Resurgam (I will arise from the fire) * Newtownabbey: la, Multi in uno resurgent (Multi in uno resurgent)


=County Armagh

= * Armagh: In Concilio Consilium * Craigavon, County Armagh, Craigavon: Together we progress * Lurgan: Be just and fear not * Portadown: ???


=County Down

= * Ards (territory), Ards: la, Fidelis atque Fortis (Faithful and Brave) * Bangor, County Down, Bangor: Beannchor * Banbridge: la, Per Deum et Industriam (By God and Industry) * East Down, County Down, East Down: Ever looking forward * Newtownards: Fidelis atque Fortis


=County Fermanagh

= * Enniskillen: Ut proavi in Deo confidemus * Fermanagh: Feor Magh Eanagh


=County Londonderry

= * Coleraine: Cuil Rathain * Limavady: la, Absit Invidia (Let there be no ill-will) * Derry: la, Vita, Veritas, Victoria (Life, truth, victory) * Magherafelt: la, Fide et Opera (With Faithfulness and Service) * Moyle, County Down, Moyle:


=County Tyrone

= * Cookstown: Forward * Dungannon: * Omagh: Oigh Magh


Wales

* Cardiff: Y Ddraig Goch Ddyry Cychwyn (Welsh: The red dragon leads the way) * Merthyr Tydfil: Nid Cadern Ond Brodyrdde (Welsh: No strength but in fellowship) * Llandudno: Hardd Hafan Hedd (Welsh: Beautiful haven of peace) * Newport, Wales, Newport: Terra Marique (By land and sea)


United States


California

* Adelanto, California, Adelanto: Progress through unity * Alameda, California, Alameda: (Prosperity from the land and sea) * Banning, California, Banning: Proud History, Prosperous Tomorrow * Berkeley, California, Berkeley: George Berkeley, Westward the course of empire takes its way; / The first four Acts already past, / A fifth shall close the Drama with the day; / Time's noblest offspring is the last. * Carson, California, Carson: Future Unlimited * Ceres, California, Ceres: Together We Achieve * Del Mar, California, Del Mar: (Much in little) * Downey, California, Downey: Future Unlimited * Eastvale, California, Eastvale: Family, Community, Diversity * El Centro, California, El Centro: Shining with Opportunity * Eureka, California, Eureka: (I have found it) * Garden Grove, California, Garden Grove: (Let envy be absent)Gardena, California, Gardena: Freeway City * Half Moon Bay, California, Half Moon Bay: (Live, work, play) * Hanford, California, Hanford: Planning Tomorrows * Kerman, California, Kerman: Community Comes First * Lanare, California, Lanare: Building from the Ground Up * Manhattan Beach, California, Manhattan Beach: Sun, Sand, Sea * Millbrae, California, Millbrae: A Place in the Sun * Monterey, California, Monterey: (Onward) * Ontario, California, Ontario: Balanced Community * Orange Cove, California, Orange Cove: Honoring Our Past, Embracing Our Future, Come Grow With Us; In God We Trust * Paradise, California, Paradise: In Harmony with Nature * Redwood City, California, Redwood City: Climate Best by Government Test * Rialto, California, Rialto: Bridge to Progress * San Diego: (Always vigilant) * San Francisco: (Gold in peace, iron in war) * Santa Fe Springs, California, Santa Fe Springs: (Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law) * Upland, California, Upland: Madonna of the Trail


Florida

* Palm Bay, Florida, Palm Bay: A Perfect Place to Grow


Illinois

* Chicago, Illinois, Chicago: la, Urbs In Horto (City in a garden)


Indiana

* East Chicago, Indiana, East Chicago: (We progress) * Fort Wayne, Indiana, Fort Wayne: Kekionga, Ke-ki-on-ga * Hammond, Indiana, Hammond: Land of Calumet * South Bend, Indiana, South Bend: Peace * Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso: Vale of Paradise


Iowa

* Iowa, State of Iowa: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain


Kentucky

* Campbellsville, Kentucky, Campbellsville: (City in the middle of the commonwealth)


Massachusetts

* Commonwealth of Massachusetts: la, Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) * Boston, Massachusetts, Boston: la, Sicut patribus sit deus nobis (God be with us as He was with our fathers) * Somerville, Massachusetts, Somerville: Municipal Freedom Gives National Strength


Maryland

* Baltimore: Believe


Michigan

* Detroit, Michigan, Detroit: la, Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus (We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes) * Grand Rapids: la, Motu Viget (strength in activity)


Minnesota

* Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis: En Avant (Forward)


North Carolina

*North Carolina, North Carolina State Motto: la, Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)


Ohio

* Centerville, Ohio, Centerville: Progress, Stability * Chillicothe, Ohio, Chillicothe: (Ohio's first capital) * Cincinnati: (Unity assists) * Cleveland: Progress & Prosperity * Coldwater, Ohio, Coldwater: The family is our most important product * Dublin, Ohio, Dublin: where yesterday meets tomorrow * Fairborn, Ohio, Fairborn: Tradition, Innovation * Obetz, Ohio, Obetz: For Work, For Play, For Everyone * Parma, Ohio, Parma: Progress Through Partnerships * Reading, Ohio, Reading: (We Try Our Best) * St. Marys, Ohio, St. Marys: Where Living is a Pleasure; (City amid fields) * Streetsboro, Ohio, Streetsboro: Gateway to Progress * Toledo, Ohio, Toledo: (To work is to pray) * Union, Ohio, Union: Sheets Rifle


Oregon

*Oregon, Oregon State Motto: She flies with her own wings *Portland, Oregon: The City that Works


Pennsylvania

* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: la, Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue)


Texas

*Austin, Texas: Friendship


Virginia

* Virginia State Motto: la, Sic semper tyrannus (Thus always to tyrants) * Richmond, Virginia: la, Sic Itur Ad Astra (Such is the way to the Stars)


British counties


England


Traditional

* Bedfordshire: Constant Be * Buckinghamshire: la, Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum (No stepping back) * Cambridgeshire: la, Per undas, per agros (Through waves, through fields) * Cheshire: la, Jure et dignitate gladii (By the right and dignity of the sword) * Cornwall: kw, Onen Hag Oll (One and all) * Cumberland: la, Perfero (I carry through) * Derbyshire: la, Bene consulendo (By good counsel) * Devon: la, Auxilio Divino (By divine aid) * Durham, England, Durham: Faith, foresight and industry * Dorset: Who's Afear'd * Essex: Many minds, one heart * Gloucestershire: la, Prorsum Semper (Ever forward) * Hampshire: * Herefordshire: la, Pulchra Terra Dei Donum (This fair land is the gift of God) * Hertfordshire: Trust and fear not * Huntingdonshire: la, Labore Omnia Florent (By work everything flourishes) * Kent: la, Invicta (motto), Invicta (Unconquered) * Lancashire: la, In Concilio Consilium (In counsel is wisdom) * Leicestershire: For'ard For'ard * Lincolnshire: la, Perseverance vincit (Perseverance conquers) * Middlesex: * Norfolk: * Northamptonshire: la, Rosa Concordiae Signum (The Rose—Emblem of Harmony) * Northumberland: Northumberland * Nottinghamshire: la, Sapienter proficiens (Progress with wisdom) * Oxfordshire: la, Sapere Aude (Dare to be wise) * Rutland: la, Multum in Parvo (Much in little) * Shropshire: la, Floreat Salopia (Let Salop flourish) * Somerset: ang, Sumorsaete ealle (All the people of Somerset) * Staffordshire: Stafford#The Stafford knot, The knot unites * Suffolk: la, Opus Nostrum Dirige (Direct our work) * Surrey: * Sussex: We wunt be druv (Sussex dialect, Sussaxon dialect: ''We won't be driven'') * Warwickshire: United to serve * Westmorland: * East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire, East Riding: Tradition and Progress * North Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire, North Riding: * West Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire, West Riding: la, Audi Consilium (Heed counsel) * Wiltshire: * Worcestershire:


Ceremonial

* Bristol: la, Virtue et Industria (Virtue and hard work) * Cumbria: la, Ad montes oculos levavi (I shall lift up mine eyes unto the mountains) * East Sussex: * Greater London: * Greater Manchester: Ever Vigilant * Isle of Wight: All this beauty is of God * Merseyside: Unity in the Service of All * North Yorkshire: la, Unitate Fortior (Stronger by union) * South Yorkshire: Each shall strive for the Welfare of All * Tyne and Wear: * West Midlands (county), West Midlands: Forward in Unity * West Sussex: * West Yorkshire: By Effort Achieve


Former

* Avon (county), Avon: * Cleveland: Endeavour * Hereford and Worcester: * Humberside: United we Flourish


Scotland

* Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen: Bon Accord * Angus, Scotland, Angus: sco, Lippen on Angus (Trust in Angus) * Ayrshire, Ayr: God Shaw the Right * Banffshire, Banff: la, Spe et Spiritu (With hope and courage) * Caithness: Commit thy Wark to God * Clackmannanshire, Clackmannan: Leuk aboot ye * Dumfriesshire, Dumfries: * Dunbartonshire, Dunbarton: gd, Levenax (Land of the elm trees) * East Lothian: * Fife: la, Virtute et opera (By virtue and by industry) * Inverness-shire, Inverness: gd, Air son Math na Siorrachd (For the good of the county) * Kincardineshire, Kincardine: la, Laus Deo (Praise to God) * Kinross-shire, Kinross: For all Time * Kirkcudbrightshire, Kirkcudbright: * Lanarkshire, Lanark: * Midlothian: * Morayshire, Moray: la, In Spe (In hope) * Nairn: Unite and be Mindful * Orkney: la, Boreas Domus Mare Amicus (Home to the winds, friend of the sea) * Peeblesshire, Peebles: la, Contra Nando Incrementum (There is increase by swimming against the stream * Perthshire, Perth: la, Pro Lege et Libertate (For law and liberty) * Renfrewshire, Renfrew: * Ross and Cromarty: Dread God and Do Well * Roxburghshire, Roxburgh: la, Ne Cede Malis Sed Contra Audentior Ito (Yield not to misfortunes [evil things] but go on more boldly against them) * Selkirkshire, Selkirk: * Stirlingshire, Stirling: * Sutherland: gd, Dluth Lean Do Dhuthchas Le Durachd (Cling to thy heritage with diligence) * West Lothian: Aye for the Common Weal * Wigtownshire, Wigtown: * Shetland, Zetland: is, Með Lögum Skal Land Byggja (With laws shall this land be built)


Wales


Traditional

* Isle of Anglesey, Anglesey: cy, Môn Mam Cymru (Anglesey mother of Wales) * Brecknockshire, Brecknock: cy, Undeb Hedd Llwyddiant (Unity, peace, prosperity) * Caernarfonshire, Caernarfon: cy, Cadernid Gwynedd (The strength of Gwynedd) * Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen: cy, Rhyddid gwerin ffyniant gwlad (A free people a prosperous country) * Ceredigion, Cardigan or Ceredigion: cy, Golud Gwlad Rhyddid (A nation's wealth is freedom) * Denbighshire (historic), Denbigh: cy, Duw â digon (God is sufficient) * Flintshire (historic), Flint: cy, Gorau tarian, cyfiawnder (The best shield is justice) * Glamorganshire, Glamorgan: cy, A ddioddefws a orfu (He that endureth, overcometh) * Merionethshire, Merioneth or Merionydd: cy, Tra Mor Tra Meirion (While the sea lasts, so shall Merionethshire) * Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouth: la, Utrique fidelis (Faithful to both) * Montgomeryshire, Montgomery: cy, Powys paradwys Cymru (Powys paradise of Wales) * Pembrokeshire, Pembroke: la, Ex unitate vires (Out of unity is strength) * Radnorshire, Radnor: cy, Ewch yn Uwch (Higher and higher)


Ceremonial

* Clwyd: cy, Tarian cyfiawnder Duw (The shield of justice is God) * Dyfed: cy, Rhyddid Gwerin Ffyniant Gwlad (A free people, a prosperous country) - as Carmarthenshire * Gwent (county), Gwent: la, Utrique fidelis (Faithful to both) - as Monmouthshire * Gwynedd: cy, Cadernid Gwynedd (The strength of Gwynedd) - as Caernarfonshire * Mid Glamorgan: cy, A Ddioddefws a Orfu (He who suffers, conquers) - as Glamorgan * Powys: cy, Undeb A Rhyddid (Unity and freedom) * South Glamorgan: cy, Y Ddinas a'r Fro (The city and the vale) * West Glamorgan: cy, Cardarn pob Cyfiawn (The just are strong)


Mottos of the Livery Companies of the City of London


Educational institutions


See also

*List of U.S. state and territory mottos *
List of national mottos This article lists state and national mottos for the world's nations. The mottos for some List of unrecognized countries, states lacking general international recognition, List of extinct states, extinct states, non-sovereign nations, regions, an ...
*List of university and college mottos *List of sundial mottos *List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes *:Latin mottos *:Lists of mottos


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