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mottoes Flashcards

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venice

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esto perpetua
may she last forver

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london

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domine, dirige nos
lord, direct us

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paris

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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 nobis
as with our fathers, may god be with us

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usa pt 1

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e pluribus unum
out of many one (on currrency)

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usa pt 2

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annuit coeptis
he looked with favor on our undertakings (on currency)

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usa pt 3

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novus ordo seclorum
new order of the ages (on currency)

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puerto rico

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ioannes est nomen eius
john is his name

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canada pt 1

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a mari usque ad mare
from sea to sea

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canada pt 2

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dei gratia
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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marines

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semper fidelis
always faithful

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coast guard

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semper paratus
always prepared

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mgm

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ars artis gratia
art for the sake of art

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jesuits

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ad maiorem dei gloriam (amdg)
for 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 federation of labor………..

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labor omnia vincit
work conquers all

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benedictines

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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, in communiter
swifter, higher, stronger, together

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amherst

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terras irradient
let them illuminate the earth

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baylor

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pro ecclesia, pro texana
for the church, for texas

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brooklyn college

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nil sine magno labore
nothing without great labor

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brown university

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in deo speramus
in god we trust

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cambridge university

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hinc lucem et pocula sacra
hence light and sacred draughts

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centenary college

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labor omnia vincit
work conquers all

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city college of ny

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respice, adspice, prospice
look to the past, look to the present, look to the future

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colgate university

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deo ac veritati
for god and truth

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columbia

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in lumine tuo videbimus lumen
in your light we shall see the light

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dartmouth

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vox clamantis in deserto
a voice cries out in the wilderness

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delaware college

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scientia, sol mentis
knowledge, the sun of the mind

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duke university

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eruditio et religio
learning and religion

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34
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emory

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cor prudentis possidebit scientiam
the wise heart seeks knowledge

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fsu

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vires, artes, mores
strength, arts, character

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36
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fordham university

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sapientia et doctrina
wisdom and teaching

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harvard

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veritas
truth

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38
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hunter college

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mihi cura futuri
my care is for the future

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johns hopkins

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veritas vos liberabit
the truth will set you free

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mit

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mens et manus
mind and hand

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nyu

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perstare et praestare
to persevere and surpass

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oxford

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dominus illuminatio mea
god, my illumination

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princeton

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dei sub numine viget
he flourished in the presence of god

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queens college and/or wellesley college?

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non ministrari sed ministrare
not to be served but to serve

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southern methodist university

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veritas liberabit vos
the truth will set you free

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trinity college

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pro ecclesia et patria
for church and country

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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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us naval academy

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ex scientia, tridens
out of knowledge, a trident

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university of california

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lux fiat
let there be light

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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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uf

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civium in moribus rei publicae salus
the welfare of the state lies in the character of its citizens

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university of georgia

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et docere et rerum exquirere causas
both to teach and to inquire

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university of miami

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magna est veritas
great is the truth

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54
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umich

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artes, scientia, veritas
arts, knowledge, truth

55
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university of mississippi

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virtute et armis
by valor and arms

56
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university of missouri

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salus populi
the welfare of the people

57
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university of nebraska

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litteris dedicata et omnibus artibus
dedicated to letters and all the arts

58
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university of new mexico

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lux hominum vita
light, the life of men

59
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university of north dakota

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lux et lex
light and law

60
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university of oregon

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mens agitat molem
mind moves the mass

61
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university of texas

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disciplina praesidium civitatis
discipline, the defense of the state

62
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university of the south sewanee

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ecce quam bonum
behold how good

63
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university of vermont

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studiis et rebus honestis
to honorable pursuits and deeds

64
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university of washington

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lux sit
let there be light

65
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yale

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lux et veritas
light and truth

66
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alabama

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audemus iura nostra defendere
we dare defend our rights

67
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arizona

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ditat deus
god enriches

68
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arkansas

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regnat populus
the people rule

69
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california

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eureka
i have found it

70
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colorado

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nil sine numine
nothing without divine guidance

71
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connecticut

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qui transtulit, sustinet
he who transplanted, sustains

72
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idaho

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esto perpetua
may it last forever

73
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kansas

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ad astra per aspera
to the stars through difficulties

74
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kentucky

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deo gratiam habeamus
let us be grateful to god

75
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maine

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dirigo
i lead the way

76
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maryland pt 1

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scuto bonae voluntatis tuae, coronasti nos
with the shield of thy good will thy has covered us

77
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maryland pt 2 (niche deep cut)

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crescite et multiplicamini
grow and multiply

78
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massachusetts

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ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
with the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty

79
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michigan

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si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice
if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around

80
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mississippi

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virtute et armis
by valor and arms

81
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missouri

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salus populi suprema lex esto
the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

82
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new mexico

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crescit eundo
it grows as it goes

83
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new york

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excelsior
ever upward

84
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north carolina

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esse quam videri
to be rather than to seem

85
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north dakota

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serit ut alteri saeclo prosit
one sows so that it benefits another age

86
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ohio

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imperium in imperio
an empire in an empire

87
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oklahoma

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labor omnia vincit
work conquers all

88
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oregon

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alis volat propriis
she flies by her own wings

89
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south carolina pt 1

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dum spiro, spero
while i breath, i hope

90
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south carolina pt 2

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animis opibusque parati
prepared in mind and resources

91
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vermont

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stella quarta decima fulgeat
may the 14th star shine bright

92
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virginia

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sic semper tyrannis
thus ever to tyrants

93
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west virginia

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montani semper liberi
mountaineers are always free

94
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wyoming

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cedant arma togae
let arms yield to the toga

95
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us space force

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semper supra
always above

96
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queen elizabeth the first

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semper eadem
always the same (woman)

97
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king louis xiv

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nec pluribus impar
not unequal to many

98
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rollins college

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fiat lux
let there be light

99
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angelo state university

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fiat lux
let there be light

100
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university of pittsburgh

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veritas et virtus
truth and virtue

101
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manchester city football club

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superbia in proelio
pride in battle

102
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northwestern university

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quaecumque sunt vera
whatsoever things are true

103
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order of bath

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tria juncta in uno
three joined in one

104
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university of nevada las vegas

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omnia pro patria
all for our country

105
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belize

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sub umbra floreo
i flourish under the shade

106
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switzerland

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unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
one for all, all for one

107
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georgetown university

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utraque unum
both and one

108
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stetson university

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pro deo et veritate
for god and truth

109
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ohio university

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religio, doctrina, civilitas, prae omnibus virtus
religion, learning, civility, above all truth

110
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us boy scouts

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semper paratus
always prepared

111
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order of bath

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tria iuncta in uno
three joined in one

112
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northeastern university

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lux, veritas, virtus
light, truth, virtue

113
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hogwarts

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draco dormiens numquam titillandus
never tickle a sleeping dragon

114
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tasmania

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ubertas et fidelitas
fertility and faithfulness

115
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european union

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in varietate concordia
united in diversity

116
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monaco

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deo iuvante
with the help of god

117
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university of sheffield

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disce et doce
learn and teach

118
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newfoundland

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haec tibi dona fero
these gifts i bring thee

119
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newfoundland 2 (?)

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quaerite prime regnum dei
seek first the kingdom of god

120
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bryn mawr college

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veritatem dilexi
i delighted in the truth

121
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andorra

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virtus unita fortior
strength united is stronger

122
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freemasons/benedictines 2

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laborare est orare
to work is to pray

123
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university of paris

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hic et ubique terrarium
here and everywhere on earth

124
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the us public library system….

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in libris libertas
in books freedom

125
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panama

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pro mundi beneficio
for the benefit of the world

126
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order of st. patrick

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quis separabit?
who will separate (us)?

127
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university of southern california

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palmam qui meruit ferat
let him bear the palm who has merited it

128
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university of notre dame

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vita, dulcedo, spes
life, sweetness, hope

129
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tottenham football club

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audere est facere
to dare is to do

130
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everton football club

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nil satis nisi optimum
nothing is enough except the best

131
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arsenal football club

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victoria concordia crescit
victory grows in harmony

132
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duke of wellington

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virtutis fortuna comes
fortune favors the brave

133
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trinity university

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e tribus unum
from three, one

134
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ut knoxville

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veritatem cognoscetis et veritas vos liberabit
you will know the truth and the truth will set you free

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