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Motto (2393 bytes)
1: ...ntries, universities, and other institutions have mottos, as do families with coats of arms.
3: ...t]] is in [[Inuktitut]], while in [[England]] the motto of the [[Counties of England|County]] of [[Somers...
5: ... one that contains [[wordplay]]. For example, the motto of the [[Earl of Onslow]] is ''Festina lente'', p...
7: In [[heraldry]], a motto is often depicted in a coat of arms, typically on...
9: *[[List of state mottos]]

Tripartite motto (2717 bytes)
1: ... French, but did not get a similar one for such a motto. The Italians, however, use the term ''trinomio''...
3: ... remarkably similar to the unpretentious Canadian motto, ''[[Peace, Order, and Good Government]]''. The ...
5: From the [[eighteenth century]], the tripartite motto was originally political. [[James Mill]]'s ''Life...
7: ...nvestigation]] has an [[initialism|initialistic]] motto: ''Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity'', while the US M...
14: [[Category:Mottos]]

USSR State motto (3653 bytes)
1: The [[USSR]] state motto appeared in the [[language]] of the 15 [[Soviet R...
20: [[Category:Mottos]]

Coat of Arms motto (398 bytes)
1: Coat of Arms Motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to de...
2: In [[heraldry]], a motto is often depicted in a coat of arms, typically on...
3: These mottos are traditionally in Latin or Romance languages,...

Solemn Promise, Motto and Rules of Young Pioneers (2359 bytes)
1: '''Solemn Promise, Motto and Rules of Young Pioneers'''
7: The motto of the Young Pioneers of the Soviet Union consist...
33: ...lichki.ru/2001/05-2001/nom549.htm Solemn Promise, Motto and Rules of Young Pioneers (in Russian)]

All for one, and one for all (591 bytes)
1: ... Musketeers]] written by [[Alexandre Dumas]]. The motto has passed into popular usage as a statement of s...
3: ...ally: "One for all, and all for one." It was the motto of three musketeers (royal guards) who stayed loy...
5: [[Category:Mottos]]

Unite or Die (546 bytes)
1: ...e or Die''' was an [[American Revolutionary War]] motto which was displayed with the image of a writhing ...
3: ...by [[William Bradford (1722-1791)]], featured the motto and image in the years before the war. Variations...
5: The motto is recalled in the [[New Hampshire]] motto "[[Live free or die]]".

Scientia potentia est (165 bytes)
1: "[[Scientia potentia est]]" is a [[Latin]] motto meaning "Knowledge is power".
3: It is often the motto of military and governmental intelligence agencie...

Sapere aude (527 bytes)
4: *'''Sapere aude''' is the school motto of the [[University of Otago]].
5: *'''Sapere aude''' is the school motto of [[Manchester Grammar School]].
6: *'''Sapere aude''' is the motto of Bishop [[Hugh Oldham]], founder of [[Mancheste...
7: *'''Sapere aude''' is the town motto of [[Oldham]], [[England]].

Plus Ultra (1693 bytes)
3: ...een appointed, to put his office under the French motto ''Plus Oultre''. This Program meant challenging d...
5: ...slation of Charles' motto "Plus Oultre." With his motto Charles takes from Italy the new time mood expres...
7: "Plus Ultra" is still used as a national motto of Spain.

Nemo me impune lacessit (1299 bytes)
3: ... the Scottish royal [[Heraldry|arms]], and is the motto of the [[Royal Scots]] and [[Black Watch]] [[regi...
7: This motto is referenced in the [[Edgar Allan Poe]] story "[...
9: == Probable origin of the motto==
11: ...e]], thus alerting the Scottish defenders. In the motto "No-one provokes me with impunity" (Latin: "Nemo ...
17: [[Category:Mottos]]

United Negro College Fund (844 bytes)
3: ==Motto==
5: ...ecognized slogans in [[advertising]] history. The motto has been used in award-winning UNCF ad campaigns,...

E pluribus unum (1448 bytes)
1: ... We Trust]]'' was added as another '''national''' motto.
5: ... describing the blending of colors into one. This motto was well known to literate Americans of the 18th ...

Liberté, égalité, fraternité (867 bytes)
1: ...ch]] for "liberty, equality, brotherhood") is the motto of the [[French Republic]].
6: ... "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" as its [[National motto]]. Those 3 words are usually associated with the ...
8: ...ro coins]] for 1 euro and for 2 euros have this [[motto]] stamped on the [[obverse]] side.
14: [[Category:Mottos]]

Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms (557 bytes)
2: ...hicago in [[1933]]-[[1934]]. The last part of the motto, "Man Conforms," now seems repressive. But it in ...

Annuit Cœptis (365 bytes)
1: ...ed our beginnings" in the [[Latin]] language. The motto also appears on the back side of the US one [[Uni...
4: [[Category:Mottos]]

Ex Astris Scientia (1761 bytes)
1: ...atin]] for "from the stars, comes knowledge". The motto was first seen on an Academy [[emblem]] in the ba...
3: ..." (''from the moon, comes knowledge''), or on the motto of the [[U.S. Navy]], "Ex tridens scientia" (''fr...

Dieu et mon droit (1381 bytes)
1: ...[birth] right'') has generally been used as the [[motto]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[monarch]] s...
3: ...[[King of France]] as well as of [[England]]. The motto of the [[Order of the Garter]] ''[[Honi soit qui ...
7: ...it'' was the inspiration for [[The Beatles]] joke motto ''Duit On Mon Dei'', later adopted as an album ti...
10: *[[List of state mottos]]

In God We Trust (3628 bytes)
1: '''"In God We Trust"''' is a national [[motto]] of the [[United States|United States of America...
3: ... to a variation of the phrase: "''...And this our motto be: "In [[God]] is our trust.''"
5: ...he first United States coin to bear this national motto was the [[1864]] [[United States two cent coin|tw...
7: ...is [[unconstitutional]]. Many also argue that the motto, along with the addition of "under God" to the [[...
11: ...Roosevelt]] argued against the requirement of the motto on coinage, not because of a lack of faith in God...

Fiat lux (639 bytes)
3: ... appears on the university seal. It is also the [[motto]] of the [[University of Lethbridge]] in southern...

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