Essential College Mottos Flashcards by B - | Brainscape

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University of Florida

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civium in moribus rei publicae salus

the welfare of the states lies in the character of its citizens

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University of Chicago

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crescat scientia, vita excolatur

let knowledge grow, let life be enriched

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University of Texas

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disciplina praesidium civitatis

training, the defense of the state

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University of the South (Sewanee)

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ecce quam bonum

behold how good

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Brown University

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in deo speramus

in God we trust

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Columbia University

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in lumine tuo videbimus lumen

in your light, we shall see the light

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University of Nebraska

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litteris dedicata et omnibus artibus

dedicated to letters and all the arts

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University of North Dakota

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lux et lex

light and law

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Yale University

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lux et veritas

light and truth

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University of New Mexico

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lux hominum vita

light, the life of men

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University of Washington

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lux sit

let there be light

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University of Oregon

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mens agitat molem

mind moves the mass

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Hunter College

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mihi cura futuri

my care is for the future

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Brooklyn College

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nil sine magno labore

nothing without great labor

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Tulane University

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non sibi sed suis

not for herself but for her own

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New York University

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perstare et praestare

to persevere and surpass

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Trinity College

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pro ecclesia et patria

for church and country

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City College of New York

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respice, adspice, prospice

look to the past, look to the present, look to the future

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University of Missouri

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salus populi

the welfare of the people

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Fordham University

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sapientia et doctrina

wisdom and knowledge

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Deleware College

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scientia sol mentis

knowledge, the sun of the mind

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University of Vermont

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studiis et rebus honestis

to honorable pursuits and deeds

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Amherst College

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terras irradient

let them illuminate the earth

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Harvard University

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veritas

truth

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Johns Hopkins University

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veritas vos liberabit

the truth will set you free

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University of Mississippi

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virtute et armis

by valor and arms

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Dartmouth College

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vox clamantis in deserto

the voice of one crying in the wilderness

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University of Michigan

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artes, scientia, veritas

arts, knowledge, truth

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Oxford

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dominus illuminatio mea

the lord is my light

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Cambridge

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hinc lucem et pocula sacra

from here, light and sacred droughts

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Georgetown

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utraque unum

both into one

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University of Pennsylvania

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leges sine moribus vanae

laws without morals are useless

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Princeton

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dei sub numine viget

under God she flourishes

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Duke

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eruditio et religio

knowledge and faith

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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mens et manus

mind and hand

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Boston College

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religioni et bonus artibus

religion and good skills

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University of Notre Dame

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vita, dulcedo, spes

life, sweetness, hope

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Florida State University

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vires, artes, mores

strength, arts, morals

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Stetson

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pro deo et veritate

for god and truth

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Rollins College

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fiat lux

let there be light

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Bryn Mawr College

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veritatem dilexi

i delight in the truth

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University of Indiana

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lux et veritas

light and law

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Cato University

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Amo tuam arborem

I love your “tree” 😉🍆