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An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry.
An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry. Mottoes are very common in the British-style heraldry (UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand), and much less common in other countries. Therefore the large majority of the mottoes listed here are from towns and councils in the British region.  


  This page is under construction, if you see a motto on the site that is not yet listed here or have any other addition, please [[Contact|mail me]] !
  This page is under construction, if you see a motto on the site that is not yet listed here or have any other addition, <br>please [[Contact|mail me]] !


Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.
Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.


The mottoes are listed by language and sorted by first letter. For clarity no capital letters are used, except the first letter as well as personal or town names.
The mottoes are listed by language and sorted by first letter. For clarity no capital letters are used, except the first letter as well as personal or town names. A translation in English is provided when available.


==Mottoes in Dutch==
==Mottoes in Dutch==
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Maidstone]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Always advancing
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Thornaby-on-Tees]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Always ready
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Always ready
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ajax]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ajax]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By effortachieve
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By concord and industry
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Droylsden]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By effort achieve
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[West Yorkshire]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[West Yorkshire]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Hayes and Harlington ]], [[Hillingdon]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Hayes and Harlington ]], [[Hillingdon]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Forward as one
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Stockton-on-Tees]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Forward, upward, onward together
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Forward, upward, onward together
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Psalm 36:9
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Psalm 36:9
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[ Parish of St. John's, Cambridge]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[ Parish of St. John's, Cambridge]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|In unity progress
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[ Ilford]], [[Redbridge]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|In unity we serve
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|In unity we serve
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[ Lincolnshire]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[ Lincolnshire]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Industry and integrity
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Tameside]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Industry and prudence conquer
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Industry and prudence conquer
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Accrington]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Accrington]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Integrity
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Dukinfield]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Jewel of the Thames
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Jewel of the Thames
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[New Forest]], [[New Forest RDC]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[New Forest]], [[New Forest RDC]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Onward
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Hyde]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Our faith is our strength
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Our faith is our strength
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Canada]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Canada]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Persevere
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Denton]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Pride in our past, faith in our future
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Pride in our past, faith in our future
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Gambia]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Gambia]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Progress by endeavour
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Long Eaton]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Progress in unity
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Teesside]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Progress through endeavour
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Progress through endeavour
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Aldridge-Brownhills]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Aldridge-Brownhills]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|United we advance
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Huntingdon and Godmanchester]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Aldridge-Brownhills]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|United we endeavour
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Redcar with Cleveland]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Unity and freedom
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Unity and freedom
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Niagara]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Niagara]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Upon this rock
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Peterborough]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Vision courage integrity
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Vision courage integrity
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|We serve
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|We serve
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Yiewsley and West Drayton]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Islington]], [[Yiewsley and West Drayton]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Where justice rules, there virtue flows
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Where justice rules, there virtue flows
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Nothing without labour
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Nothing without labour
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Darwen]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Darwen]], [[Stalybridge]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Ad montesoculos levavi
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Ad montesoculos levavi
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Arnold]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Arnold]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Altiora petimus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|We seek higher things
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Finsbury]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Alto nomine
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Alto nomine
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Aylesbury Vale]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Aylesbury Vale]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Consilio et animo
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By wisdom and courage
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Wanstead and Woodford]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Consilio et prudentia
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Consilio et prudentia
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Holy Trinity Church, Chatham]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Holy Trinity Church, Chatham]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Cor unum
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Cor unum
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|With one heart
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|With one heart
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Grand Falls]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Grand Falls]], [[Huntingdon and Peterborough]], [[Soke of Peterborough]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Corde uno sapientes simus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|With one heart let us be men of understanding
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Cambridgeshire]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Decus et tutamen
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Decus et tutamen
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Liverpool]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Liverpool]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Deus per omnia
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|God pervades all things
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Islington]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Deo teste valeamus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Deo teste valeamus
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Bromley]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Bromley]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|E pluribus unus/unum
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|One out of many
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Eston]], [[United States]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Erimus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|We shall be
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Middlesbrough]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Et patribus et posteriati
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Et patribus et posteriati
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Saint Albans RDC]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Saint Albans RDC]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Festina lente
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Audenshaw]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Festina lente cauta fac omnia mente  
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Festina lente cauta fac omnia mente  
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Fulwood]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Fulwood]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fortitudo et spes
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Endurance and hope
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Stockton-on-Tees]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fraternitas - aequalitas - soliditas
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Fraternitas - aequalitas - soliditas
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labor improbus omnia vincit
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labor improbus omnia vincit
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labour conquers all
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Blitar]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Blitar]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labour overcomes all things
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labour overcomes all things
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Bradford]], [[Wrexham-Maelor]], [[Wrexham County Borough]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ashton-under-Lyne ]], [[Bradford]], [[Wrexham-Maelor]], [[Wrexham County Borough]], [[Ilkeston]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labore et prudentia
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labore et prudentia
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Lincolnshire - Parts of Holland]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Lincolnshire - Parts of Holland]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Labore omnia florent
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|All things prosper by industry
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Huntingdonshire (County)]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Leo terram propriam protegat
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Leo terram propriam protegat
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Malang]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Malang]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Mare et ferro
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|By sea and iron
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Redcar]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Mediis Tranquillis in Undis
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Mediis Tranquillis in Undis
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ilkley]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ilkley]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Per sapientam constantiamque victoria
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Triumph through wisdom and endeavour
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Erewash]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Per undas, per agros
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Cambridgeshire]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Perfero
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Perfero
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Orpington]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Orpington]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Prorsum semper
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Ever forward]]
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  |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Prudens futuri
  |style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Prudens futuri
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Nottinghamshire]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Nottinghamshire]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Sapientes simus
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Let us be men of understanding
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely]]
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Scientia Ingenium artes
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|Scientia Ingenium artes
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|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Baildon]]
|style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0"|[[Baildon]]
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An overview of Mottoes used in civic heraldry. Mottoes are very common in the British-style heraldry (UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand), and much less common in other countries. Therefore the large majority of the mottoes listed here are from towns and councils in the British region. 

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Only true mottoes are listed here, no town names in banners around the arms.

The mottoes are listed by language and sorted by first letter. For clarity no capital letters are used, except the first letter as well as personal or town names. A translation in English is provided when available.

Mottoes in Dutch

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Mottoes with Dutch as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Dispereert niet (also Ende dispereert niet) Batavia
Heldhaftig - vastberaden - barmhartig Amsterdam
Niet zonder arbyt Not without labour Chesterton, South Cambridgeshire
Sterker door strijd Rotterdam
Trouw en liefde Gent
Vrede en recht Peace and Justice 's Gravenhage/The Hague

Mottoes in English

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Mottoes with English as the original language.

Motto Origin Used by
A loyal three made stronger in one Loyalist Township
Agriculture and commerce Maidstone
Always advancing Thornaby-on-Tees
Always ready South Tyneside
Ancient and loyal Wigan
Believe - love - obey Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton
Born in conflict - settled in peace Ajax
By concord and industry Droylsden
By effort achieve West Yorkshire
By faith foresight and industry Durham RDC
By industry and integrity Berwick (Nova Scotia), Nelson (Borough)
By industry and prudence Hyndburn
By sea and forest enchanted Lymington
By worth Keighley
Come all who are weary and heavy laden Matthew 11:28 Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa
Country above self Saint Kitts and Nevis
Courage and faith Guilford County
Desire the right Falkland Islands
Determined we began - determined we remain Ameliasburg
Do well and fear not Elstree, Hertsmere
Each shall strive for the welfare of all South Yorkshire
Endeavour Cleveland
Ever conscious of God, we aspire, build and advance as one people Grenada
Ever forward Weston-super-Mare
Ever looking forward East Down
Ever vigilant Greater Manchester
Except the Lord keep the city Psalm 127 Halifax (Yorkshire)
Faith and industry Abingdon
Faith foresight and industry Durham (City)
Faith work service Calne
Fear God honour the king 1 Peter 2:17 Parish of St. Andrews, Wrexham Borough
Forward Hayes and Harlington , Hillingdon
Forward as one Stockton-on-Tees
Forward, upward, onward together Bahamas
Freedom and justice Ghana
Freely we serve Book V of Milton's Paradise Lost Amersham RDC, Chiltern
Glad of thy word Psalm 119:162 Parish of St. George's, Pickering Village
God’s will first Nauru
Going forward in faith Saint Matthews, Ingleside
Grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ 2 Peter 3:18 Parish of St. George's, Georgetown
He hath founded it upon the seas Cayman Islands
He shall rule from the river to the ends of the Earth Psalm 72:8 Parish of St. Paul's, Dunville
Heaven’s light our guide Portsmouth
Hold fast that which is good Trafford
Hold to the thruth Burnley
I have prepared a lamp Psalm 132: 17 Parish of St, Mark's Qualicum Beach
I will lift up mine eyes Bowland
In counsel is stability Windsor
In thee are the springs of our life Psalm 36:9 Parish of St. John's, Cambridge
In unity progress Ilford, Redbridge
In unity we serve Lincolnshire
Industry and integrity Tameside
Industry and prudence conquer Accrington
Integrity Dukinfield
Jewel of the Thames Maidenhead
Justice – prosperity - liberty South Sudan
Keep faith Crewkerne
Know thy contree Chaucher's Balade de Bon Conseyl West Wiltshire
Like as the oak A poem by Rudyard Kipling Uckfield
Loyal and unshakeable Saint Helena
New frontiers - new beginnings Castor
Old yet ever new New Forest, New Forest RDC
Onward Hyde
Our faith is our strength Tristan da Cunha
Our spirits rejoice Saint Luke's Cathedral, Sault Ste. Marie
Out of darkness cometh light Wolverhampton
Out of many one people Jamaica
Peace Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Canada
Persevere Denton
Pride in our past, faith in our future Mississauga, Hertford
Pride - spirit - vision Armstrong
Progress – industry - humanity Bradford
Progress – peace - prosperity Gambia
Progress by endeavour Long Eaton
Progress in unity Teesside
Progress through endeavour South Holland, Spalding RDC
Progress with humanity South Ribble
Progress with unity Wigan
Proud heritage - promising future Castor
Research and discovery Falkland Islands Dependencies and British Antarctic Territory
Rejoice in the lord alway St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians 4:4 Saint Paul's Cathedral, Regina
Risen - ascended - glorified Parish of All Saints, Peterborough
Serve God and be cheerful Sutton and Cheam
Serve one another Chesham
Serve with amnity Boston (Borough), Boston RDC
Service and efficiency Stretford
Service links all Lincolnshire - Parts of Lindsey
Service with justice Alnwick
Share - enjoy - prosper Letchworth Garden
Sharing God’s love Saint James, Stouffvile
Sincerity Southam
Sow for posterity Longridge
Strength growth Haldimand County
Strength in unity Rushmoor
Striving toward a magnificent future Quinte West
The heart of a town lies in it speople Stevenage
The knot unites Staffordshire
The land, the people, the light Saint Lucia
The love of liberty brought us here Liberia
Together we stand Conception Bay South
Tread the smoother ways of peace Dr. Arthur William Fisher’s poem “Niagara” (1924) Niagara Falls
Twixt Severn and Wye Forest of Dean, Lydney
Unite to flourish Aldridge-Brownhills
United we advance Huntingdon and Godmanchester Aldridge-Brownhills
United we endeavour Redcar with Cleveland
Unity and freedom Malawi
Unity and progress Melksham
Unity and service Silsden
Unity growth prosperity Taber
Unity is strength Salisbury and Wilton
Unity responsibility loyalty Niagara
Upon this rock Peterborough
Vision courage integrity Maldon
We grow by industry Blyth Valley
We long endure Colne
We prosper by industry Todmorden
We serve Islington, Yiewsley and West Drayton
Where justice rules, there virtue flows Leominster
Wisdom knowledge and trust Clarington

Mottoes in Fijian

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Mottoes with Fijian as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Rerevaka na kalou ka doka na Tui Fear God and honour the King Fiji

Mottoes in French

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Mottoes with French as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Absit invidia Let there be no ill-will Limavady
Avant garde Vanguard Havant
De bon cuor Walton-le-Dale
Je maintendrai Netherlands, Hofstra University
Le jour viendra The day will come Lambton
L’union fait la force Sint-Joost-ten-Node
Non sanz droict Not without right (Norman French) Shakespeare Warwickshire
Prest a faire Ready to act Fareham
Sans dieu rien Without God nothing Wanganui
Sur terre et sur mer, Berthier toujours plus fier By sea and by land, Berthier always prouder Berthier-sur-Mer
Un people – un but – une foi One people – one goal – one faith Senegal
Ung par tout – tout par ung Southampton (Bermuda)
Union – travail - justice Gabon

Mottoes in Frisian

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Mottoes with Frisian as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
In doarp riist ut 'e puollen De Tynje

Mottoes in German

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Mottoes with German as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Lo how a rose e’er blooming 15th-century German Christmas carol Parish of St. John's, Montreal

Mottoes in Indonesian

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Mottoes with Bahasa Indonesia or any other native language in Indonesia as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Bhinneka tunggal Ika Unity in diversity Indonesia
Gemah ripah loh jinawi Cirebon
Gemah ripah repeh rapih Richness for all and living in harmony Jawa Barat
Jer basuki mawa bea Achievements are only won through sacrifice Jawa Timur
Karya swadaya On own power Papua
Soerâ-ing-bâjâ Virtue in battle Surabaya

Mottoes in Latin

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Mottoes with Latin as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
A mare labor Saint Pierre et Miquelon
Absit invidia Let there be no ill-will Limavady
Absque labore nihil Nothing without labour Darwen, Stalybridge
Ad montesoculos levavi I shall lift up mine eyes unto the hills Psalm 121 Cumbria
Ad summa nitamur Let us strive for perfection Croydon
Adsumus ut adiuvemus Rhondda Cynon Taff
Adveniat regnum tuum Thy kingdom come the Lord’s Prayer Saint Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa
Aequitas iudicia tua domine Roermond
Alacres illo coluerunt Eagerly they toiled to that end East Elloe
Alcmaria victrix Alkmaar is victorious Alkmaar
Alta sententia With high purpose Arnold
Altiora petimus We seek higher things Finsbury
Alto nomine Of high renown / Alton by name Alton RDC
Amicitia omnibus rebus Ridgetown
Amoenitas et antiquitas North Westmorland
Animo et fide With courage and faith Carshalton, Medicine Hat
Antiqui coolant antiquum dierum Let the ancients worship the ancient of days Chester
Ardua vince merendo Overcome difficulties by service Winchester RDC
Arte et labore By skill and labour Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen
Audaces prorsum Boldly forward Boldon
Audentior With greater boldness Virgil's Aeniad Watford
Cantate domino O sing unto the Lord Psalm 149:1 Holy Saviour Church, Waterloo
Castella supra fluvium A castle on a river Flint
Cave Beware Ware
Cavendo tutus adversa sperno Settle
Centum salutationes 100 Mile House
Concordia amicitia conjuncta Concord with friendship Sawbridgeworth
Concordia prorsum Forward in harmony Aylesbury Vale
Consilio et animo By wisdom and courage Wanstead and Woodford
Consilio et prudentia By counsel and by wisdom Atherton
Constantia basis virtutum Steadfastness is the foundation of the virtues Andover
Copia est labor Industry brings prosperity Horwich
Copia et concordia Harmony and abundance Vacoas/Phoenix
Confitemini domino O give thanks unto the Lord Psalm 118, verse 1 Holy Trinity Church, Chatham
Cor unum With one heart Grand Falls, Huntingdon and Peterborough, Soke of Peterborough
Corde uno sapientes simus With one heart let us be men of understanding Cambridgeshire
Decus et tutamen Gravesend
Deus nobis haec otia fecit God hath granted us this ease Liverpool
Deus per omnia God pervades all things Islington
Deo teste valeamus With God as our witness, let us be strong Test Valley
Dirigere non dominari To direct but not to dominate Alcester
Domine dirige nos Lord, direct us London
Dum cresco spero While I grow I hope Bromley
E pluribus unus/unum One out of many Eston, United States
Erimus We shall be Middlesbrough
Et patribus et posteriati Both for our ancestors and our prosperity Hitchin
Ex undis From the waves Eemsmond, Hefshuizen, Uithuizermeeden
Exemplo sint virtutis Saint Albans RDC
Festina lente Audenshaw
Festina lente cauta fac omnia mente Haste, less speed and do everything with understanding Venlo
Fide condita, fructu beata, spe fortis Founded in faith, rich in the fulfilment thereof, strong in the hope for the future Christchurch (New Zealand)
Fide et fiducia Golborne
Fide et fortitudine By faith and fortitude Penrith
Fide et labore By faith and industry Harpenden
Fidelis Faithful Abbeville
Fidelis adque fortis Faithful and brave Ards
Fidelis etque fortis Faithful and brave Newtownards
Fidelis sapiens justus Honest, thoughful, just South Herefordshire
Fides et justitia Faith and justice Farnborough
Fides probata coronat Confirms what has been proved good and true Ashburton (New Zealand)
Fortes creantur fortibus The brave beget the brave Gorinchem
Fortis et liber Strong and free Alberta
Fortiter defendit triumphans 'Triumphing by brave defence Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Fortiter et fideliter Bravely and faithfully Fulwood
Fortitudo et spes Endurance and hope Stockton-on-Tees
Fraternitas - aequalitas - soliditas Fraternity - equality - solidarity Grenville
Haec libertatis ergo All for the sake of freedom Leiden
Haec otia studia fovent University of Liverpool
In consilio consilium Armagh, Lancashire
In deo fidemus We trust in God Brighton
In deo imperium sed populus administrat Bruce County
In fraternitate unitas Unity in brotherhood Edmundston
In montibus ad flumen In the mountains by the river Fernie
In praecipiti stantem Steadfast on the edge Alderley Edge
In unitate felicitas Windsor and Maidenhead
In unitate florescemus In unity we shall flourish increasingly Pendle
Industria arte prudentia By industry skill and foresight Calderdale
Industria et perseverantia By inustry and perseverance Marlborough District and Region
Industria et spe Labour and hope Skipton
Industria virtute et labore By dilgence, courage and work Yeovil (Borough)
Ingenium industria alitur Skill is fostered by diligence Cicero Ripley
Inter sylvas et flumina habitans Living among woods and streams Castle Morpeth
Interiora ruris Wealden
Invictae fidelitatis praemium Reward for faithfulness unconquered Hereford
Jesu flos matris virginis Jesus, flower born of the Virgin Mother Jesu Dulcis Memoria, a poem attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Halifax
Jubilate deo Make a joyful noise onto the Lord Psalm 100 Christ Church Cathedral, Hamilton
Jure et dignitate gladii By the right and dignity of the sword Cheshire
Juste nec timide Be just and fear not Farnworth
Justitia et virtute By justice and virtue Leominster
Lab initio ad futurum Ancaster
Labor improbus omnia vincit Blitar
Labor omnia vincit Labour overcomes all things Ashton-under-Lyne , Bradford, Wrexham-Maelor, Wrexham County Borough, Ilkeston
Labore et prudentia By labour and prudence Brighouse
Labore et scientia By labour and science Jarrow
Labore ipse memores Lincolnshire - Parts of Holland
Labore omnia florent All things prosper by industry Huntingdonshire (County)
Leo terram propriam protegat Let the lion protect his own land South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Levavi oculos meos in montes I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills Malvern
Liliis tenaci vimine jungor Amiens
Luctor er emergo Zeeland (provincie)
Malang nominor sursum moveor They call me diagonal, but I move upwards Malang
Mare et ferro By sea and iron Redcar
Mediis Tranquillis in Undis Borkum
Memor ruris disciplinae custos The mindful guardian of the rural way of life Macclesfield RDC
Memores acti prudentes futuri North Hertfordshire
Memores boni consili Mindful of our worthy purpose Macclesfield
Mente et manu By mind and hand East Hampshire
Miles domini indefessus The soldier of the Lord is never weary Nieuwolda, Scheemda
Montes prosperitatem vident The mountains are witness to my prosperity Madiun
Montis insignia Calpe Of the mountain called Calpe Gibraltar
Multis periculis supersum Coevorden
Nec aspera terrent Duchy of Braunschweig
Nec ferro nec igni Appleby
Nec temere nec timide Neither rashly nor timidly Craven
Nec virtus nec copia desunt Neither virtue nor plenty are lacking Macclesfield
Nisi dominus custodierit civitatem Except the Lord keep the city Psalm 127 Halifax (Yorkshire)
Nobis habitatio felix A happy dwelling place for us Wilmslow
Non nobis solum Not for ourselves alone Beckenham
Non progredi est regredi Not to go forward is to go backward Ruislip-Northwood
Nostrum est rura tueri Our task is to look after the needs of the countryside Clitheroe RDC
Omnibus optimum The best for all Gedling
Oni heuri in fedir You cannot reap unless you sow Neath RDC, Neath Borough
Opes industria parit Industry begets plenty Bingley
Oportet nos progredi Crickhowell
Optimum sufficit Only the best is enough Ulverston
Pannus mihi panis Kendal
Pax et justitia Peace and justice Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Per angusta ad angusta Through hard times to prosperity Antrim (County)
Per ardua ad summa Through difficulties to the heights Beddington and Wallington
Per aspera ad astra One reaches the stars only through difficulties Cirebon, Gouda
Per ardua in fide servite deo Through difficulties serve God in faith Sutton (London Borough)
Per ilsuo, contrario Paget
Per laborem progredimur We make progress through hard work Amber Valley
Per mare et per terram By sea and land Boston (Borough)
Per salubritatum opes Through health, wealth Ilkley
Per sapientam constantiamque victoria Triumph through wisdom and endeavour Erewash
Per undas, per agros Cambridgeshire
Perfero I carry through Cumberland
Perseverantia vincit Perseverance succeeds Lincolnshire - Parts of Kesteven
Porta vagae Ross-on-Wye
Praesidemus We stand on guard Military Ordinariate of Canada
Pretiumque et causa laboris Burnley
Primus et princeps First and foremost Annapolis
Pro deo et populo For God and the people Bishops Stortford
Pro rure et focis For our countryside and our homes Yeovil RDC
Pro rure pro patria For countryside and country Hertford RDC
Prodesse To serve Hindley
Progredi prospere Headingley
Progredior I progress Orpington
Prorsum semper Ever forward
Prudens futuri Letchworth
Pugna pro patria Fight for your country Aldershot
Pulchra terra dei donum This fair land is the gift of God. Herefordshire
Pulchritudo et salubritas Beauty and health Bournemouth
Quae recta tene Hold fast that which is right Romsey
Qui transtulit sustinet He who transplanted us, sustains us Connecticut
Regeneratio Luinjeberd
Remis Saba Velisque With all one's might Saba
Res gestae res futurae Things past, things future Amersham
Respice aspice prospice Look to the past, the present and the future Knutsford, Tettenhall
Respice prospice Look to the past and the future Trowbridge
Resurrectio Terband
Ruris artes fovere Ringwood and Fordingbridge
Sal est vita Salt is life Northwich
Salus et felicitas Health and happiness Sale
Salus et opus Health and wealth Kamloops
Salus populi The welfare of the people Rushcliffe
Salus populi suprema (est) lex The welfare of the people is the most important law Eastleigh, Urmston, Willenhall
Sanitate crescamus May we grow in health Croydon
Sapienter proficiens Progress with wisdom Nottinghamshire
Sapientes simus Let us be men of understanding Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely
Scientia Ingenium artes University of Wales
Semper proficimus We progress continually Leyland
Semper progrediens Sint Maarten (eiland)
Semper prorsum Aylesbury
Semper renascor Palembang
Serio servire Earnestly to serve East Dorset, Wimborne and Cranborne
Serva fidem Keep faith Blackburn RDC
Servire populo To serve the people Bromley
Sic vos non vobis Baldock
Sine pavore sine favore Without fear or favour Penrith RDC
Solis ortum conspicere To behold the sunrise Yorkshire - East Riding
Sparsa collegit Hamilton (city, Bermuda)
Stabit saxum fluet amnis The rock will remain and the river will flow Clitheroe
Stella clavisque Maris Indici Star and key of the Indian Ocean Mauritius
Sub equoaequitas Under the horse there is equity Vale of White Horse
Supera moras Overcome delays Bolton
Superba et confidens Sint Eustatius
Suprema a situ Supreme by position Wellington
Surgamus ergo strenue Let us arise with vigour Baildon
Surgimus We rise Saltburn and Marske by the Sea
Suum cuique tribuere Wrexham RDC
Tempori parendum We must move with the times Stockton
Tenax et fidelis Firmness and faithfulness Beau Bassin - Rose Hill
Ubi lux ibi labor Valleyfield
Ubi nunc sapientis ossa Merlini Where now are the bones of wise Merlin Marlborough
Unio silvae marisque Mahone Bay
Unitate fortior Stronger by union North Yorkshire
Unitate praestans Excelling by unity Preston RDC
Unum deum in trinitate veneremur Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Quebec
Unus cum viribus duorum Abbotsford
Urbis et orbis honor Beaune
Usque ad terminos orbis terrarum To the ends of the earth Psalm 72:8 Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
Vale sape Be strong Vale Royal
Velut silva floreat May she flourish as the forest East Dean
Vestigia nulla retrorsum North Cowichan, Buckinghamshire
Vicinas urbes alit She nourishes the neighbouring cities Spalding UDC
Vicit vim virtus Virtue conquered force Haarlem
Vigilate deo confidentes Zuid Holland
Vires acquirit eundo We gather strength as we go Virgil, Aeneid IV, 175 Brandon
Virtute in factis By courage in our deeds North Wiltshire, Calne and Chippenham
Vivit post funera virtus Virtue outlives death Nottingham
Volet Gander Gander

Mottoes in Malagasy

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Mottoes with Malagasy as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Asa filamnaha fahasambarana Morondava
Asa fa tsy kabary Mananjary
Azanahary tsy mitany ny vaka Antsiranana
Betsimisaraka tsy misara – draha magnano Fenoarivo Atsinanana
Fanjaiysy noreky taretsy Antsohihy
Fiaraha miasa no hery Maintirano
Fiherenana no naha toly ary Tulear
Ho velona fa tsy ho levona Mahajanga
Izay mitambatra vato Ambatondrazaka
Lakana tsara voha manafak’ onja Toamasina
Nosy magnitry Nosy Be
Ny asa no harena Antalaha
Ny toky fitaka fa ny ata ro hita Ambalavao
Rano masina rano manoro Antsirabe
Soa fianatsa ro mahovokatsa Fianarantsoa

Mottoes in Maori

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Mottoes with Maori as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Te pai me te whairawa Waitakere

Mottoes in Old Norse

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Mottoes with Old Norse as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Með lögum skal land byggja By law shall the land be built up Njáls Saga Zetland, Shetland Islands

Mottoes in Spanish

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Mottoes with Tuvalu as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Dios, unión, libertad God, union, liberty El Salvador


Mottoes in Tuvalu

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Mottoes with Tuvalu as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
Tuvalu mot e atua Tuvalu for God Tuvalu


Mottoes in Welsh

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Mottoes with Welsh as the original language.

Motto Translation in English Origin Used by
A fynno Duw a fydd Cowbridge RDC
Amser yw'n golud Ystradgynlais
Awn rhagom Cowbridge
Cadernid cyfiawndr cynndd Stability, justice, progress Barry
Dawn gorau dyngarwch A nation's wealth is freedom Ceredigion
Diogel dan ddinefwr Safe under Dinefwr Dinefwr
Duw a digon With God, enough Denbighshire
Duwioldeb diwydrwydd Godliness and industry Port Talbot Borough, Port Talbot
Ewch yn uwch Higher and higher Radnorshire, Radnorshire District Council
Golud gwlad rhydidd A nation's wealth is freedom Ceredigion
Gorau moes gwasanaeth The best way of life is service Aberystwyth Borough
Gorau nawwd, nawwd duw Hawarden
Gorau tarian cyfiawnder The best shield is justice Flintshire
Gwasanaeth a gwerin Alyn and Deeside
Gwella braint heb golli bro Vaynor and Penderyn
Gwerth cyngor gwasanaeth The virtue of a council is its service Glyndŵr
Hanfod tref trefn The essential of a good town is orderliness Ammanford
Hwy clod na golud Fame outlasts wealth Rhondda
Iechyd ac addysg Health and learning Ebbw Vale
Iechyd harddwch heddwch Health, beauty, tranquillity Colwyn, Colwyn Bay
Llafur orfu bobpeth Hard work conquers everything Taff-Ely
Llifa'r dwr, llewyrcha'r bobl Brecknock RDC
Llywyddiant o ddiwydiant Connah's Quay
Llywyddiant trwy undeb Success through union Cynon Valley
Llywyddo drwy ymdrech Succeeding through endeavour Neath and Port Talbot
Mon mam Cynru Anglesey, Mother of Wales Isle of Anglesey
Nid cadern ond brodyrdde No strength but in fellowship Merthyr Tydfil
Nid da lle gellir gwell Lliw Valley
Powys paradwys cymru Powys, the paradise of Wales Powys
Tarian cyfiawnder duw The shield of justice is God Clwyd
Undeb a rhyddid Unity and freedom Blaenau Gwent
Undeb hedd llwyddiant Unity, peace, success Brecknock, Brecknockshire
Undod cadernid cynndd Unity Strength Progress Vale of Glamorgan
Unwn i wneud da Denbighshire
Ymlaen â Delyn Forward with Delyn Delyn


Mottoes in Non-existing languages

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Mottoes with a non-existing or phantasy language.

Motto Translation in English Origin/Language Used by
Es-whoy-malth A shoaling place transcribed from a local native American language Esquimalt

Mottoes in two or more languages

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Mottoes in multiple languages.

Motto Translation in English Origin/Languages Used by
Kayas - présent - future Past - present - future Cree, French and English North Battleford
Eendracht maakt macht - L’union fait la force Dutch and French Belgium
Paix – travail – patrie : Peace – work - fatherland Peace – work - fatherland French and English Cameroon
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