Essential College Mottos

Question 1

University of Florida

Answer 1

civium in moribus rei publicae salus

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

Question 2

University of Chicago

Answer 2

crescat scientia, vita excolatur

let knowledge grow, let life be enriched

Question 3

University of Texas

Answer 3

disciplina praesidium civitatis

training, the defense of the state

Question 4

University of the South (Sewanee)

Answer 4

ecce quam bonum

behold how good

Question 5

Brown University

Answer 5

in deo speramus

in God we trust

Question 6

Columbia University

Answer 6

in lumine tuo videbimus lumen

in your light, we shall see the light

Question 7

University of Nebraska

Answer 7

litteris dedicata et omnibus artibus

dedicated to letters and all the arts

Question 8

University of North Dakota

Answer 8

lux et lex

light and law

Question 9

Yale University

Answer 9

lux et veritas

light and truth

Question 10

University of New Mexico

Answer 10

lux hominum vita

light, the life of men

Question 11

University of Washington

Answer 11

lux sit

let there be light

Question 12

University of Oregon

Answer 12

mens agitat molem

mind moves the mass

Question 13

Hunter College

Answer 13

mihi cura futuri

my care is for the future

Question 14

Brooklyn College

Answer 14

nil sine magno labore

nothing without great labor

Question 15

Tulane University

Answer 15

non sibi sed suis

not for herself but for her own

Question 16

New York University

Answer 16

perstare et praestare

to persevere and surpass

Question 17

Trinity College

Answer 17

pro ecclesia et patria

for church and country

Question 18

City College of New York

Answer 18

respice, adspice, prospice

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

Question 19

University of Missouri

Answer 19

salus populi

the welfare of the people

Question 20

Fordham University

Answer 20

sapientia et doctrina

wisdom and knowledge

Question 21

Deleware College

Answer 21

scientia sol mentis

knowledge, the sun of the mind

Question 22

University of Vermont

Answer 22

studiis et rebus honestis

to honorable pursuits and deeds

Question 23

Amherst College

Answer 23

terras irradient

let them illuminate the earth

Question 24

Harvard University

Answer 24

veritas

truth

Question 25

Johns Hopkins University

Answer 25

veritas vos liberabit

the truth will set you free

Question 26

University of Mississippi

Answer 26

virtute et armis

by valor and arms

Question 27

Dartmouth College

Answer 27

vox clamantis in deserto

the voice of one crying in the wilderness

Question 28

University of Michigan

Answer 28

artes, scientia, veritas

arts, knowledge, truth

Question 29

Oxford

Answer 29

dominus illuminatio mea

the lord is my light

Question 30

Cambridge

Answer 30

hinc lucem et pocula sacra

from here, light and sacred droughts

Question 31

Georgetown

Answer 31

utraque unum

both into one

Question 32

University of Pennsylvania

Answer 32

leges sine moribus vanae

laws without morals are useless

Question 33

Princeton

Answer 33

dei sub numine viget

under God she flourishes

Question 34

Duke

Answer 34

eruditio et religio

knowledge and faith

Question 35

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Answer 35

mens et manus

mind and hand

Question 36

Boston College

Answer 36

religioni et bonus artibus

religion and good skills

Question 37

University of Notre Dame

Answer 37

vita, dulcedo, spes

life, sweetness, hope

Question 38

Florida State University

Answer 38

vires, artes, mores

strength, arts, morals

Question 39

Stetson

Answer 39

pro deo et veritate

for god and truth

Question 40

Rollins College

Answer 40

fiat lux

let there be light

Question 41

Bryn Mawr College

Answer 41

veritatem dilexi

i delight in the truth

Question 42

University of Indiana

Answer 42

lux et veritas

light and law

Question 43

Cato University

Answer 43

Amo tuam arborem

I love your “tree” 😉🍆