State Mottos Flashcards
New York
excelsior
ever upward
Kansas
ad astra per aspera
to the stars through difficulties
Massachusetts
ense petite placidam sub libertate quietem
with the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty
Idaho
esto perpetua
may she last forever
New Mexico
crescit eundo
it grows as it goes
Arizona
ditat deus
god enriches
Alabama
audemus iura nostra defendere
we dare to defend our rights
Missouri
salus populi suprema lex esto
the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
Michigan
si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam circumspice
if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you (inspired by a quote in St. Paul’s Cathedral)
Mississippi
virtute et armis
by valor and arms
Maryland
scuto bonae voluntatis tuae coronosti nos
with the shield of thy good will thou hast covered us
Virginia
sic semper tyrranis
thus always to tyrants
West Virginia
montani semper liberi
mountaineers are always free
Oregon
alis volat propriis
he flies by his own wings
Ohio
imperium in imperio
an empire in an empire
Kentucky
deo gratiam habeamus
let us be grateful for God
North Dakota
serit ut alteri saeclo prosit
one sows so that it benefits another age
California
eureka (greek)
I found it
District of Columbia
iustitia omnibus
justice for all
North Carolina
esse quam videri
to be rather than to seem
South Carolina
dum spiro spero
while i breath i hope
animis opibusque parati
prepared in mind and resources
Arkansas
regnat populus
the people rule
Colorado
nil sine numine
nothing without divine guidance
Connecticut
qui transtulit sustinet
he who transplanted sustains
Oklahoma
labor omnia vincit
work conquers all
Wyoming
cedant arma togae
may the arms yield to the toga (peace)
Puerto Rico
Joannes est nomen eius
John is his name
Vermont
Stella quarta decima fulgeat
May the 14th star shine bright
Maine
dirigo
I point the way
