Extensive College Mottos Flashcards
(140 cards)
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New York University
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perstare et praestare
to persevere and surpass
2
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Yale University
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lux et veritas
light and truth
3
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Campbell University
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ad astra per aspera
to the stars through difficulties
5
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Johns Hopkins University
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veritas vos liberabit
the truth shall set you free
6
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University of Michigan
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artes scientia veritas
arts, knowledge, truth
7
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Duke University
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eruditio et religio
knowledge and faith
9
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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mens et manus
mind and hand
10
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University of Texas
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disciplina praesidium civitatis
training, the defense of the state
11
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Fordham University
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sapientia et doctrina
wisdom and learning
12
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Harvard University
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veritas
truth
14
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Oxford
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dominus illuminatio mea
the lord is my light
15
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Columbus College
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primus inter pares
first among equals
16
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Cambridge
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hinc lucem et pocula sacra
from here, light and sacred droughts
17
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University of North Dakota
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lux et lex
light and law
18
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Princeton University
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dei sub numine viget
under God’s power may she flourish
19
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University of Washington
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lux sit
let there be light
20
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Curry College
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rem tene verba sequentur
understand the content, the words will follow
23
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Amherst University
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terras irradient
they will illuminate the earth
25
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Boston College
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religioni et bonus artibus
religion and good skills
26
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Brigham Young University
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virtus veritas visum
virtue, truth, wisdom
27
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Hunter College
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mihi cura futuri
my care is for the future
28
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University of Paris
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hic et ubique terrarium
here and anywhere on earth
29
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Columbia University
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in lumine tuo videbimjs lumen
in your light we shall see the light
30
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Georgetown University
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utraque unum
both are one
31
Colorado College
scientia et disciplina
| knowledge and training
32
Trinity College
pro ecclesia et patria
| for church and country
33
University of Notre Dame
vita dulcedo spes
| life, sweetness, hope
34
University of Chicago
crescat scientia, vita excolatur
| let knowledge grow, let life be enriched
35
University of Florida
civium in moribus rei publicae salus
| the welfare of the state depends on the character of its citizens
36
Alfred College
fiat lux
| let there be light
37
University of Madrid
libertas perfundet omnia luce
| freedom will flood all things with light
38
Dartmouth College
vox clamantis in deserto
| the voice of one crying in the wilderness
39
Albion University
fiat lux
| let there be light
40
University of the South
ecce quam bonum
| behold how good
41
Arizona State University
ditat deus
| God enriches
42
Florida State University
vires artes mores
| strength, arts, morals
43
Shepherd University
plus ultra
| more beyond
44
City College of New York
respice, adspice, prospice
| look to the past, look to the present, look to the future
45
Trinity University
e tribus unum
| from three, one
46
Jacksonville University
fiat lux
| let there be light
47
Brooklyn College
nil sine magno labore
| nothing without great labor
48
U.S. Naval Academy
ex scientia tridens
| from knowledge, sea powerp
49
Connecticut College
tanquam lignum quod planatum est secus decursus aquarum
| like a tree planted by the rivers of water
50
Bryant College
educando dirigere mercaturim
| education for business leadership
51
Davidson College
alenda lux ubi orta libertas
| let liberty be cherished where liberty has risen
52
Brown University
in deo speramus
| in God we trust
53
Emory University
cor prudentis possidebit scientiam
| the heart of a sensible person will possess knowledge
54
Florida A&M University
excellentia cum carundo
| excellence with caring
55
Florida Institute of Technology
spes scientia facultas
| hope, knowledge, opportunity
56
Wellesley College
non ministrari sed ministrare
| not to be served but to serve
57
Emerson College
deus protector noster
| God our protector
58
University of Rochester
meliora
| always better
59
Florida Southern University
lex sapientia lux
| law, wisdom, light
60
Bryn Mawr College
veritatem dilexi
| I have loved the truth
61
George Washington University
deus nobis fiducia
| God to us is confidence
62
Hawthorne College
cum scientia honor
| with knowledge, honor
63
Idaho State University
veritas vos liberabit
| the truth shall set you free
64
Jones College
veritas et amicitia
| truth and friendship
65
Lake Superior State College
si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam, circumspice
| if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you
66
Marietta College
lux et veritas
| light and truth
67
Miami Christian University
Christus Rex
| Christ the Lord
68
Miami University
prodesse quam conspici
| to accomplish rather than to be conspicuous
69
Mississippi College
veritas et virtus
| truth and virtue
70
Shephard University
ne plus ultra
| perfection
71
Ohio Wesleyan University
in lumine tuo videbimus lumen
| in your light we shall see the light
72
Ottawa University
veritas vos liberabit
| the truth shall set you free
73
Providence College
veritas
| truth
74
University of Tampa
esse quam videri
| to be rather than to seem
75
South Carolina State College
scientia officium honor
| knowledge, duty, honor
76
Knox College
veritas
| truth
77
Stetson University
pro deo et veritate
| for god and truth
78
Tufts University
pax et lux
| peace and light
79
United States Coast Guard Academy
scientiae cedit mare
| to give knowledge of the sea
80
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
acta non verba
| acts, not words
81
University of California (Berkeley)
fiat lux
| let there be light
82
University of California (Los Angeles)
fiat lux
| let there be light
83
Salem College
dirigo
| I point the way
84
University of Deleware
scientia sol mentis
| knowledge, the sun of the mind
85
University of Denver
pro scientia et religione
| for knowledge and spirit
86
University of Georgia
et docere rerum exquirere causas
| to teach and to inquire into the causes of things
87
Magdalen College
gaudium et spes
| joy and hope
88
University of Illinois
labor omnia vincit
| work conquers all
89
University of Kansas
videbo visionem hanc magnam quare non comburatur rubus
| I shall see this great vision whereby the bush is not burned up
90
Rollins College
fiat lux
| let there be light
91
University of Maine
dirigo
| I point the way
92
University of Miami
magna est veritas
| great is the truth
93
University of Minnesota
commune vinculum omnibus artibus
| a common bond for all the arts
94
University of Mississippi
pro scientia et sapientia
| for knowledge and wisdom
95
University of Missouri
salus populi
| the welfare of the people
96
University of Montana
lux et veritas
| light and truth
97
University of Nebraska
literris dedicata et omnibus artibus
| dedicated to letters and all the arts
98
University of New Mexico
lux hominum vita
| light, the life of man
99
University of Oklahoma
civi et reipublicae
| for the state and for the republic
100
University of Oregon
mens agitat molem
| the mind moves mass
101
University of Ottowa
deus scientiarum dominus est
| god is the Lord of sciences
102
University of Pennsylvania
leges sine moribus vanae
| laws without morals are vain
103
University of Pittsburgh
veritas et virtus
| truth and virtue
104
University of Portland
veritas vos liberabit
| the truth will set you free
105
University of Scranton
religio mores cultura
| religion, morals, culture
106
University of Toronto
velut arbor aevo
| as a tree with age
107
University of Vermont
studiis et rebus honestis
| to honorable pursuits and deeds
108
Virginia Intermont College
nil sine numine
| nothing without divine guidance
109
Wake Forest University
pro humanitate
| for humanity
110
Waldorf College
lux et veritas
| light and truth
111
Washington and Lee University
non incautus futuri
| not incautious of the future
112
Indiana University
lux et veritas
| light and truth
113
Washington University
per veritatem vires
| strength through truth
114
Colgate University
deo ac veritati
| for god and for truth
115
Wesleyan University
scientia et pietas
| knowlege and piety
116
Cornell College
deus et humanitate
| god and humanity
117
University of Berlin
universitas litterarum
| the entity of sciences
118
University of Lincoln
excellentia per studium
| excellence through study
119
Presbyterian Ladies' College
lex dei vitae lampas
| the law of god is the lamp of life
120
Howard University
veritas et utilitas
| truth and service
121
Roanoke College
palmam qui meruit ferat
| let him who earns the palm (reward) wear it
122
Rutgers University
sol iustitiae et occidentem illustra
| sun of righteousness, shine upon the west also
123
Ryerson University
mente et artificio
| mind and skill
124
Marquette University
numen flumenque
| god and the river
125
Ohio State University
disciplina in civitatem
| learning for the state
126
Providence College
veritas
| truth
127
Queens College
discimus ut serviamus
| we learn so that we may serve
128
Erskine College
scientia cum moribus conjuncta
| knowledge joined with morals
129
Ohio Wesleyan University
in lumine tuo videbimus lumen
| in your light we shall see the light
130
Franklin & Marshall College
lux et lex
| light and law
131
Mercyhurst University
carpe diem
| seize the day
132
Plymouth State University
ut prosim
| that I may serve
133
Scripps University
incipit vita nova
| here begins new life
134
Evergreen State College
omnia extares
| let it all hang out
135
Stevens Institute of Technology
per aspera ad astra
| through difficulties to the stars
136
University of Wisconsin
numen lumen
| god, our light
137
University of South Carolina
emollit mores nec sinit esse feros
| it softens one's manners and does not allow them to be cruel
138
University of South Dakota
veritas
| truth
139
University of Edinburgh
nec temere nec timide
| neither recklessly nor timidly
140
Portland State University
doctrina urbi serviat
| let knowledge serve the city
141
Waynesburg College
fiat lux
| let there be light
142
University of Massachusetts
ense petite placidam sub libertate quietem
| with the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty
143
Tulane University
non sibi sed suis
| not for herself, but for her own
144
Concordia University
Christi crux est mihi lux
| the cross of Christ is my light
145
Central Missouri State University
salus populi suprema lex esto
| the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
146
Catholic University of America
deus lux mea est
| God is my light
