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Venice, Italy

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Esto perpetua - May she last forever

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London, England

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Domine, dirige nos - Lord, direct us

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Paris, France

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Fluctuat nec mergitur - She is tossed by the waves but does not sink

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Chicago

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Urbs in horto - A city in a garden

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Washington, DC

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Iustitia omnibus - Justice for all

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Boston

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Sicut patribus, sit Deus nobīs - As with our fathers, may God be with us

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United States

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E pluribus unum - Out of many, one

Annuit coeptis - He (God) has favored our undertakings

Novus ordo seclorum - A new order of the ages

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Puerto Rico

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Ioannes est nomen eius - John is his name

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Canada

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A mari usque ad mare - From sea to sea

Deī gratiā - By the grace of God

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Scotland

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Nemo me impune lacessit - no one provokes me with impunity

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US Marine Corps

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Semper fidelis - Always faithful

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US Coast Guard

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Semper paratus - Always prepared

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MGM Studios

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Ars gratia artis - Art for the sake of art

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Jesuits

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Ad maiorem Deī gloriam - To the greater glory of God

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Epicureans

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Dum vivimus, vivamus - While we live, let us live

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American Fed. of Labor

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Labor omnia vincit - Labor overcomes all

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Benedictine Order

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Domino, optimo maximo - To the Lord, the best, the greatest

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Olympics

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Citius, Altius, Fortius - Swifter, Higher, Stronger

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Augustus

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Festina lente - Make haste slowly

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Constantine

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In hōc signō vinces - In this sign you will conquer

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Caligula

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Oderint dum metuant - Let them hate me provided they fear me

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Tiberius

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Oderint dum probent - Let them hate me provided they respect me

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Kings of England

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Defensor fidei - Defender of the faith

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Kings of Scotland

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Nemo mē impune lacessit - No one crosses me with impunity

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Frederick III of Austria
Austriae est imperare orbi universo - It is Austria’s destiny to rule the whole world
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Descrates
Cogito ergo sum - I think therefore I am
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Amherst College
Terrās irradient - Let them illuminate the lands
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Baylor University
Prō ecclesiā, Pro Texana - For the church, for Texas
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Brooklyn College
Nil sine magno labore - Nothing without great labor
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Brown University
In Deō speramus - In God we trust
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Cambridge University (UK)
Hinc lucem et pocula sacra - Hence light and sacred draughts
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Centenary College
Labor omnia vincit - Labor overcomes all
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City College of New York
Respice, adspice, prospice - Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future
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Colgate University
Deō ac veritatī - For God and truth
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Columbia University
In lumine tuo videbimus lumen - In Thy light we shall see light
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Dartmouth College
Vox clamantis in desertō - The voice of one crying in the wilderness
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Delaware College
Scientia, sol mentis - Knowledge, the sun of the mind
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Duke University
Eruditio et religio - Learning and religion
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Emory University
Lux, lex - Light, law
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Florida State University
Virēs, artēs, morēs - Strength, arts, character
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Fordham University
Sapientia et doctrina - Wisdom and teaching
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Harvard University
Veritas - Truth
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Hunter College
Mihi cura futuri - My concern is for the future
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Johns Hopkins University
Veritas vōs liberabit - The truth will set you free
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MIT
Mens et manus - Mind and hand
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New York University
Perstare et praestare - To persevere and surpass
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Oxford University
Dominus illuminatio mea - God, my illumination
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Princeton University
Dei sub numine viget - He flourishes in the presence of God
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Queens College (SC)
Non ministari sed ministrare - Not to be served but to serve
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Southern Methodist University
Veritas liberabit vos The truth will set you free
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Trinity College
Pro ecclesiā et patriā - For church and country
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Tulane University
Non sibi, sed suīs - Not for herself, but for her own
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United States Naval Academy
Ex scientia tridens - Out of knowledge, a trident
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University of California
Fiat Lux - Let there be light
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University of Chicago
Crescat scientia, vita excolatur - Let knowledge grow, let life be enriched
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University of Florida
Civium in moribus rei publicae - In the character of its citizens salus lies the welfare of the state
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University of Georgia
Et docēre et rērum exquirere causas - Both to teach and to inquire about the nature of things
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University of Miami
Magna est veritas - Great is the truth
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University of Michigan
Artēs, scientia, veritas - Arts, knowledge, truth
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University of Mississippi
Pro scientia et sapientia - For knowledge and wisdom
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University of Missouri
Salus populī - The welfare of the people
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University of Nebraska
Litterīs dedicata et omnibus artibus - Dedicated to letters and all the arts
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University of New Mexico
Lux hominum vita - Light, the life of mankind
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University of North Dakota
Lux et lex - Light and law
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University of Notre Dame
Crux spes unica - The cross, the only hope
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University of Oregon
Mens agitat molem - The mind moves the mass
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University of Paris
Hic et ubique terrārum - Here, there and everywhere
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University of Texas
Disciplina praesidium civitatis - Discipline, the defense of the state
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Univ. of the South (Sewanee)
Ecce quam bonum - Behold how good
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University of Vermont
Studiīs et rēbus honestīs - Through studies and honorable pursuits.
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University of Washington
Lux sit - Let there be light
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Yale University
Lux et veritas - Light and truth
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Alabama
Audemus iura nostra defendere - We dare to defend our rights
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Arizona
Ditat Deus - God enriches
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Arkansas
Regnat populus - The people rule
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California
Eureka - I have found it
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Colorado
Nil sine numine - Nothing without divine guidance
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Connecticut
Qui transtulit, sustinet - He who transplanted, sustains
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Dist. Of Columbia
Iustitia omnibus - Justice for all
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Idaho
Esto perpetua - May she last forever
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Kansas
Ad astra per aspera - To the stars through difficulty
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Kentucky*
Deo gratiam habeamus - Let us be grateful to God
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Maine
Dirigo - I point the way
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Maryland
(1)Scuto bonae voluntatis Tuae, coronasti nos - With the shield of your good will, you have covered us (2)Crescite et multiplicamini - Grow and multiply* (rarely used)
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Massachusetts
Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - With the sword, she seeks calm peace under liberty
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Michigan
Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam, circumspice - If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about
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Mississippi
Virtute et armis - By valor and arms
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Missouri
Salus populi suprema lex esto - The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
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New Mexico
Crescit eundo - It grows as it goes
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New York
Excelsior - Ever upward
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North Carolina
Esse quam videri - To be rather than to seem
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North Dakota
Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit - One sows so that it benefits another age
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Ohio
Imperium in imperio - An empire in an empire
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Oklahoma
Labor omnia vincit - Work conquers all
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Oregon
Alis volat propriis - She flies on her own wings
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South Carolina
(1) Dum spiro, spero -While I breathe, I hope (2) Animis opibusque parati - Prepared in mind and in resources
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Virginia
Sic semper tyrannis - Thus ever to tyrants
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West Virginia
Montani semper liberi - Mountaineers are always free
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Wyoming
Cedant arma togae - Let the arms yield to the toga

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