PMAQ Part M Flashcards
aut Cæsar aut nihil
either Cæsar or nothing (motto of Cæsar Borgia)
studiis et rebus honestis
by honorable pursuits and studies (motto of the University of Vermont)
Joannes est nomen ejus
his name is John (St. Luke 1:63; motto of Puerto Rico)
pia desideria
the desire after things religious (motto of the Pietistic movement)
fidei defensor
defender of the faith (a motto of the English monarchs)
munit hæc et altera vincit
this one defends and the other conquers (motto of Nova Scotia)
Deo, Optimo, Maximo (D.O.M.)
to God, the Best, the Greatest (motto of the Benedictines)
mens et manus
mind and hand (motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
multis e gentibus vires
from many peoples, strength (motto of Saskatchewan)
spe
with hope (motto of the State University of New York, Buffalo)
per undas et ignes fluctuat nec mergitur
through water and fire she goes plunging but is not submerged (a motto of Paris, whose symbol is a boat)
alterius non sit qui suus esse potest
let no man be slave of another who can be his own master (motto of Paracelsus)
nemo me impune lacessit
no one provokes me with impunity (a motto of Scotland)
sævis tranquillus in undis
calm amid the raging waters (motto of William I of Orange)
scientia sol mentis
knowledge is the light of the mind (motto of the University of Delaware)
Austriæ est imperare orbi universo (A.E.I.O.U.)
all the world is to be ruled by Austria (motto of Frederick III)
horror ubique
terror everywhere (motto of the Scots Guards)
ars gratia artis
art for art’s sake (motto of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
hæc tibi dona fero
these gifts I bear to thee (motto of Newfoundland)
tria juncta in uno
three joined in one (a reference to the Christian Trinity; also, a reference to a coalition of three members; motto of the Order of the Bath)
Ioannes est nomen eius
John is his name (St. Luke 1:63; motto of Puerto Rico)
animis opibusque parati
prepared in minds and resources (a motto of South Carolina)
dirigo
I direct (motto of Maine)
ingenio et labore
by natural ability and work (motto of the University of Auckland)
ut incepit fidelis sic permanet
as loyal as she began, so she remains (motto of Ontario)
quæcumque (sunt) vera
whatsoever things are true (motto of Northwestern University and the University of Alberta)
vox, veritas, vita
voice, truth, life (motto of the California State University)
per ardua ad astra
through adversity to the stars (motto of the Royal Air Force)
auspicium melioris ævi
a pledge of better times (motto of the Order of St. Michael and St. George)
sapientia et doctrina
wisdom and doctrine (motto of Fordham University)
palmam qui meruit ferat
let him bear the palm who has merited it (motto of Lord Nelson and of the University of Southern California)
Domino, Optimo, Maximo (D.O.M.)
to the Lord, the best, the greatest (alternate motto of the Benedictine Order)
virtute et armis
by valor and arms (motto of Mississippi)
ad astra per aspera
to the stars through adversities (motto of Kansas)
virtutis fortuna comes
fortune is the companion of valor (motto of the Duke of Wellington)
in libris libertas
in books there is freedom (motto of the Los Angeles Public Library)
sic semper tyrannis
thus always to tyrants (motto of Virginia)
citius, altius, fortius
faster, higher, stronger (motto of the modern Olympic Games)
heroum filii
sons of heroes (motto of Wellington College)
semper eadem
always the same (motto of Queen Elizabeth I)
lux/libertas
light/liberty (motto of the University of North Carolina)
mens agitat molem
mind moves matter (Virgil; motto of the University of Oregon)
facio liberos ex liberi libris libraque
I make free men out of children with books and balance (motto of St. John’s College, Annapolis)
Dei gratia
by the grace of God (a motto of Canada)
non sibi, sed suis
not for one’s self but for one’s people (motto of Tulane University)
in tuo lumine videbimus lumen
In Thy Light we shall see light (motto of Ohio Wesleyan University)
fiat justitia et pereat mundus
let justice be done though the world perish (motto of Emperor Ferdinand I)
semper paratus
always ready (motto of the U.S. Coast Guard)
Deo et Patriæ
for God and Country (motto of the University of Saskatchewan)
spes bona
good hope (motto of Cape Colony)
ad majorem Dei gloriam (A.M.D.G.)
to the greater glory of God (motto of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits)
floreat Etona
may Eton flourish (motto of Eton College)
orando laborando
by prayer and by toil (motto of Rugby School, England)
per aspera ad astra
through adversities to the stars (a variation of ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas)
meliora
better things; or, always better (motto of the University of Rochester)
Domine, dirige nos
O Lord, direct us (motto of the city of London)
et vitam impendere vero
keep the truth at the hazard of life (a motto of Rousseau)
esto perpetua
may she be everlasting (dying words of Paolo Sarpi, said of Venice; also, motto of Idaho)
civium in moribus rei publicæ salus
the welfare of the state [depends upon] the morals of its citizens (motto of the University of Florida)
Dominus illuminatio mea
the Lord is my light (motto of Oxford University)
mihi et meæ
for me and for mine (motto of Anne Boleyn)
artes, scientia, veritas
arts, science, truth (motto of the University of Michigan)
regnat populus (adapted from regnant populi)
the people rule (motto of Arkansas)
lux et lex
light and law (motto of the University of North Dakota)
veritas vos liberabit
the truth shall set you free (motto of the Johns Hopkins University, after St. John 8:32)
lux et veritas
light and truth (motto of Yale University)
timor Domini initium sapientiæ
the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (or, humorously, the fear of the master/lecturer is the beginning of wisdom) (motto of the University of Aberdeen)
fortis et liber
strong and free (motto of Alberta)
disce et doce
learn and teach (motto of the University of Sheffield)
vox clamantis in deserto
the voice of one crying in the wilderness (St. John 1:23; motto of Dartmouth College)
labor omnia vincit
labor conquers all things (motto of Oklahoma, the University of Illinois, and the American Federation of Labor)
hic et ubique terrarum
here and everywhere throughout the world (motto of the University of Paris)
splendor sine occasu
splendor without diminishment (motto of British Columbia)
multitudo sapientium sanitas orbis
a multitude of the wise is the health of the world (motto of the University of Victoria, British Columbia)
ad astra
to the stars (motto of University College, Dublin)
lux sit
let there be light (motto of the University of Washington)
pax quæritur bello
peace is sought by war (motto of the Cromwell family)
terras irradient
they shall illuminate the earth (motto of Amherst College)
noli irritare leones
do not provoke the lions (motto of the Lyons family)
lux esto
let there be light (motto of Kalamazoo College)
parva sub ingenti
the small under the protection of the great (motto of Prince Edward Island)
quo pax et gloria ducunt
where peace and glory lead (motto of the Duke of York and of the Duke of Clarence)
nil sine numine
nothing without Providence (motto of Colorado)
pro mundi beneficio
for the benefit of the world (motto of Panama)
provehito in altum
launch forth into the deep (motto of the Memorial University of Newfoundland)
mihi cura futuri
my care is for the future (motto of Hunter College)
postera crescam laude
I shall grow in future praise (motto of the University of Melbourne)
alis volat propriis
she flies by her own wings (motto of Oregon)
O mors ero mors tua
O death, I will be your death (motto of the Black Society)
quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli
all the acts and employments of humankind shall be the subject of this publication (a motto for publishers of newspapers and periodicals) (Juvenal)
esse quam videri
to be rather than to seem (motto of North Carolina)
disciplina præsidium civitatis
the instruction and protection of the state (motto of the University of Texas)
respice, adspice, prospice
examine the past, examine the present, examine the future (motto of the City University of New York)
templa quam dilecta!
temples how beloved! (punning motto of the Temple family)
eureka
I have found it (motto of California, from the Greek)
divina natura dedit agros, ars humana ædificavit urbes
divine nature gave us the fields, human art built our cities (Latin version of the Spanish motto over the Santa Barbara County Court House) (Varro)
ecce quam bonum
behold, how good (motto of the University of the South)
alnus semper floreat
may the Alder always flourish (motto of the Alder family)
stet fortuna domus
may the fortune of the house endure (motto of Harrow)
pro Ecclesia, pro Texana
for the Church, for Texas (motto of Baylor University)
crescit eundo
it grows as it goes (motto of New Mexico)
crescite et multiplicamini
increase and multiply (motto of Maryland)
e pluribus unum
out of many one (motto of the United States of America)
excelsior
ever higher (motto of New York State)
rerum cognoscere causas
to understand the cause of all things (motto of the London School of Economics and Political Science)
velut arbor ævo
as a tree with the passage of time (motto of the University of Toronto)
quærite prime regnum Dei
seek ye first the kingdom of God (a motto of Newfoundland, after St. Matthew 6:33)
pro scientia et sapientia
for knowledge and wisdom (motto of the University of Mississippi)
crescat scientia, vita excolatur
where knowledge increases, life is enriched (motto of the University of Chicago)
audemus jura nostra defendere
we dare to defend our rights (motto of Alabama)
quot rami tot arbores
so many branches, so many trees (motto of the University of Allahabad)
lateat scintillula forsan
perchance a little spark of life may lie hidden (motto of the Humane Society)
salus populi suprema lex esto
let the welfare of the people be the supreme law (after Cicero, the motto of Missouri)
semper fidelis (pl. semper fideles)
always faithful (motto of the U.S. Marine Corps)
annuit cœptis
He (God) has favored our undertaking (a motto of the United States of America)
simplex sigillum veri
simplicity is the seal of truth (motto of Herman Boerhaave)
spem reduxit
hope restored (motto of New Brunswick)
fluctuat nec mergitur
she is tossed by the waves but she does not sink (motto of Paris, which has a ship as its emblem)
in lumine tuo videbimus lumen
in Thy light we shall see the light (motto of Columbia University)
qui transtulit sustinet
He who transplanted sustains (motto of Connecticut)
nec pluribus impar
not equal to many (i.e., a match for the whole world) (motto of Louis XIV of France)
vires artes mores
strength, arts, customs (motto of Florida State University)
novus ordo seclorum
a new order for the ages (a motto of the United States of America)
ditat Deus
God enriches (motto of Arizona)
litteris dedicata omnibus artibus
dedicated to the letters and all the arts (motto of the University of Nebraska)
imperium in imperio
an empire within an empire (motto of Ohio)
cedant arma togæ
let arms yield to the toga (i.e., let the military yield power to civil authority) (Cicero; motto of Wyoming)
si quæris peninsulam amœnam, circumspice
if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you (motto of Michigan)
perstare et præstare
to persevere and to surpass (motto of New York University)
omnia subjecisti sub pedibus, oves et boves
you have placed all things beneath our feet, both sheep and oxen (motto of the Butchers’ Company)
veritas
truth (motto of Harvard University)
salus populi
the welfare of the people (motto of the University of Missouri)
montani semper liberi
mountaineers are always free (motto of West Virginia)
donec totum impleat orbem
until it fills the whole world (motto of the Knights of the Crescent)
ver non semper viret
Spring does not always flourish (motto of Lord Vernon, rendered “vernon” always flourishes)
quis separabit?
who shall separate [Britain from Ireland]? (motto of the Order of St. Patrick)
pro pelle cutem
the hide for the sake of the fur (motto of the Hudson Bay Company)
civilitas successit barbarum
civilization succeeds barbarism (territorial motto of Minnesota)
in necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas (or charitas)
in things essential unity, in things doubtful liberty, in all things love (Melanthon, after St. Augustine; a motto of the Disciples of Christ)
ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
by the sword she seeks peaceful quiet under liberty (motto of Massachusetts)
sidere mens eadem mutato
although the constellations change, the mind is constant (motto of the University of Sydney)
nisi Dominus, frustra
unless the Lord, it is in vain (after Psalm 127:1; motto of the city of Edinburgh, whimsically translated “you can do nothing here unless you are a lord”)
crede Byron
trust Byron (motto of Lord Byron)
lux mundi
light of the world (motto of Jessup University)
sicut patribus, sit Deus nobis
as with our fathers, may God also be with us (motto of Boston)
defensor fidei
defender of the faith (a motto of the English monarchy)
pro Ecclesia et patria
for the Church and the country (motto of Trinity College)
nil sine magno labore
nothing without great labor (motto of Brooklyn College)
dum vivimus, vivamus
while we live, let us live (motto of the Epicureans)
a mari usque ad mare
from sea to sea (motto on Canada’s coat of arms)
in Deo speramus
in God we trust (motto of Brown University)
manu et mente
with hand and mind (motto of the University of New South Wales)
humani nihil alienum
nothing that relates to man is alien to me (Terence; a motto of the Stone family)
dum spiro, spero
while I breathe, I hope (a motto of South Carolina)
fiat lux
let there be light (Genesis 1:3; motto of the University of California)
lux hominum vita
light, the life of men (motto of the University of New Mexico)
lux
light (motto of the University of Northern Iowa)
hinc lucem et pocula sacra
from hence we receive light and sacred drafts (motto of Cambridge University)
Deo juvante
with God’s help (motto of Monaco)
pretium laborum non vile
no cheap reward for our labors (motto of the Order of Golden Fleece)
justitia omnibus
justice for all (motto of the District of Columbia)
urbs in horto
a city in a garden (motto of Chicago)
