Mottoes

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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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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 African languages

Mottoes with any African language as the original language. For Afrikaans, see Dutch.

Motto	Language	Translation in English	Used by
!ke e:/xarra//ke	Khoisan		South Africa
Harambee	Swahili		Kenya
Khotso pula nala	Sotho	Peace, rain, prosperity	Lesotho
Kutiina mukama niyo nsibuko y’amagezi	Nyoro	For God and my country	Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
Pula	Setswana	Rain	Botswana
Syinqaba	Swati	We are a fortress	Swaziland
Thuto ke thebe	Setswana		University of Botswana
Ubumwe – umurimo – gukunda ighihugu	Kinyarwanda	Unity, work, patriotism	Rwanda
Yinkhaba	Swati		Manzini

Mottoes in Celtic languages

Mottoes with Gaelic (Irish), Breton or Cornish as the original language. For Welsh, see below.

Motto	Translation in English	Language	Used by
Feor magh eanagh		Irish	Fermanagh (county)
Kensa ha dewetha	First and last	Cornish	Penwith
Unanet e vimp kreñv	United we are stronger	Breton	Quimper

Mottoes in Dutch or Afrikaans

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

Mottoes with English as the original language.

Motto	Origin	Used by
A loyal three made stronger in one		Loyalist Township
Agriculture and commerce		Maidstone
All this beauty is of God		Isle of Wight
All’s well		Camberwell
Always advancing		Thornaby-on-Tees
Always ready		South Tyneside
Ancient and loyal		Wigan
Be just and fear not		Pudsey
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 and industry		Knowsley
By faith and foresight		Wirral
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 service let us govern		Tadcaster
By truth and diligence		South Bedfordshire, Leighton-Linslade
By worth		Keighley, Farnham
Come all who are weary and heavy laden	Matthew 11:28	Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa
Constant be		Bedfordshire
Country above self		Saint Kitts and Nevis
Courage and faith		Guilford County
Defend the right		Horncastle RDC
Desire the right		Falkland Islands
Determined we began - determined we remain		Ameliasburg
Do well (and) doubt not		Tottenham, Tunbridge Wells
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 in the future		Mbabane
Faith work service		Calne
Fear God honour the king	1 Peter 2:17	Parish of St. Andrews, Wrexham Borough
For God an my country		Uganda
For king law and people		West Suffolk
For’ard for’ard		Leicestershire
Forward		Hayes and Harlington , Hillingdon, Birmingham
Forward as one		Stockton-on-Tees
Forward in unity		Bury
Forward, upward, onward together		Bahamas
Foursquare to all winds	Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington by Alfred Lord Tennyson	Alford
Freedom and justice		Ghana
Freely we serve	Book V of Milton's Paradise Lost	Amersham RDC, Chiltern
From great things to greater		Tower Hamlets
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
Goodwill to al lpeople		Ballymoney
Grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ	2 Peter 3:18	Parish of St. George's, Georgetown
Guide our endeavours		Suffolk
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
Inasmuch		Norfolk Island
Industry and integrity		Tameside
Industry and prudence conquer		Accrington
Industry enriches		Spenborough
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
Knowledge for service		University of Development Studies
Let us grow in service		Louth RDC
Like as the oak	A poem by Rudyard Kipling	Uckfield
Loyal and unshakeable		Saint Helena
New frontiers - new beginnings		Castor
Nothing without labour		Haslingden
Obtain wisdom		Oadby and Wigston
Old yet ever new		New Forest, New Forest RDC
One and all		Cornwall
Onward		Hyde, Fleetwood
Onward with confidence		Ogwr
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, Haringey
Progress with unity		Wigan
Prosperity through endeavour		Rossendale
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
Serve with honour		Slough
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
Stand fast in honour and strength		Merton
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
To lead is to serve		Solomon Islands
Together we serve		Kirklees
Together we stand		Conception Bay South
Tread the smoother ways of peace	Dr. Arthur William Fisher’s poem “Niagara” (1924)	Niagara Falls
True worth never fails		Failsworth
Twixt Severn and Wye		Forest of Dean, Lydney
Unite to flourish		Aldridge-Brownhills
United to serve		Southwark
United we advance		Huntingdon and Godmanchester
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
We serve as one		South Pembrokeshire
Where justice rules, there virtue flows		Leominster
Who’s afear’d		Dorset
Wisdom knowledge and trust		Clarington

Mottoes in French

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
Travail – liberté - patrie	Work – librty - fatherland		Togo
Un people – un but – une foi	One people – one goal – one faith		Senegal
Ung par tout – tout par ung			Southampton (Bermuda)
Union – travail - justice	Union – labour - justice		Gabon
Unité – dignité - travail	Unity – dignity - labour		Central African Republic
Unité – travail - progress	Unity – labour - progress		Burundi, Chad, [Congo (Brazzaville)]]

Mottoes in Frisian

Mottoes with Frisian as the original language.

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

Mottoes in Greek

Mottoes with ancient or modern Greek as the original language.

Motto	Translation in English	Origin	Used by
ΘΑΛΑΣΣΑ ΚΛΥΖΕΙ ΠΑΝΤΑ ΤΑΝΘΡΩΠΩΝ ΚΑΚΑ			Tenby

Mottoes in Indonesian

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

Mottoes with Latin as the original language.

Motto	Translation in English	Origin	Used by
A deo et regina	From God and the Queen		Frimley and Camberley
A magnis ad maiora	From great things to greater		Stepney
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
Alios delectare juvat	It is our pleasure to please others		Hunstanton
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
Amoeniora Litora nostra	Our shores are more delightful		Mablethorpe and Sutton
Amoenitas et antiquitas			North Westmorland
Amoenitas, salubritas, urbanitas			Ryde
Amor Angliae rustica	Love of Rural England		Osgoldcross
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
Audacter et sincere	Boldly and frankly		Castleford
Audemus dum cavemus	We are bold whilst we are cautious		Wallasey
Audentior	With greater boldness	Virgil's Aeniad	Watford
Auxilio divinio	By divine aid		Devon
Bene consulendo	By good counsel		Derbyshire
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
Civitatis fortuna cives	The fortune of the state depends on the citizens		Bebington
Concordia amicitia conjuncta	Concord with friendship		Sawbridgeworth
Concordia prorsum	Forward in harmony		Aylesbury Vale
Conjuncti prosperamus			Bethlehem (Free State)
Consilio et animo/animis	By wisdom and courage		Wanstead and Woodford, Surbiton, Featherstone
Consilio et prudentia	By counsel and by wisdom		Atherton
Constanter et recte	Steadfastly and justly		Hemsworth
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
Cum aquila alte volemus	The welfare of all is our concern		Garstang
Curandum omnium bonum	Let us soar high with the eagle		Cambridgeshire
Custodi civitatem domine	O Lord, watch over the city		Westminster
Decus et tutamen			Gravesend
Deo adjuvante non timendum	With God's assistance there is nothing to fear		Louth
Deo teste valeamus	With God as our witness, let us be strong		Test Valley
Deus nobis haec otia fecit	God hath granted us this ease		Liverpool
Deus noster refugium et virtus	God is our refuge and strength	Psalm 46	Dewsbury
Deus per omnia	God pervades all things		Islington
Dirigere non dominari	To direct but not to dominate		Alcester
Domine dirige nos	Lord, direct us		London
Ducit amor oppidi	The love of our town leads us.		Malden and Coombe
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
Ex unitate vires	Out of unity strength		South Africa (old), Pembrokeshire, Preseli
Exemplo sint virtutis			Saint Albans RDC
Festina diligenter			Surrey Heath
Festina lente			Audenshaw
Festina lente cauta fac omnia mente	Haste, less speed and do everything with understanding		Venlo
Festina prudenter			Bagshot
Fiat secundum verbum tuum	Let it be done according to thy word		Saint Marylebone
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 industriar	By faith and industry		Kirkby
Fide et labore	By faith and industry		Harpenden
Fidelis	Faithful		Abbeville
Fidelis adque/etque fortis	Faithful and brave		Ards, 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)
Fiducia et vi	By confidence and strength		Slough
Finis coronat opus	The end crowns the work		Wigston, Seychelles
Firma et stabilis	Safe and sure		Kirkham
Firmior	Stronger		Brentford and Chiswick
Firmum est cor meum			Pontifical North American College
Floreat qui laborat	He prospers who labours		Rawtenstall
Florebo quocumque ferar	Wherever I may go, I will flourish		Réunion
Fortes creantur fortibus	The brave beget the brave		Gorinchem
Fortis est veritas	Strong is truth		Oxford
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
Fruges ecce paludis	Behold the fruits of the marsh		Mirfield
Gaudeat ager	Let the field be joyful		Fylde RDC, Fylde
Haec libertatis ergo	All for the sake of freedom		Leiden
Haec otia studia fovent			University of Liverpool
Honor et industria	Honour and industry		Bacup
I pede fausto			Oadby
Ignem veni mittere in terram			Pontifical English College
Imperium in imperio			Wetherby
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 libertate vis	Our strength is our freedom		Merton and Morden
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
In unitatem coeamus	Let us go forward together		Feltham
Industria arte prudentia	By industry skill and foresight		Calderdale
Industria didat	Progress through industry		Knottingley, Radcliffe
Industria et perseverantia	By inustry and perseverance		Marlborough District and Region
Industria et spe	Labour and hope		Skipton
Industria omnia vincit	Industry overcomes all things		Morley
Industria virtute et labore	By dilgence, courage and work		Yeovil (Borough)
Ingenium industria alitur	Skill is fostered by diligence	Cicero	Ripley
Integri procedamus			University of Ghana
Inter sylvas et flumina habitans	Living among woods and streams		Castle Morpeth
Interiora ruris			Wealden
Invicta	Unconquered		Kent
Invictae fidelitatis praemium	Let us go forward together		Hounslow
Iuncti progrediamur	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
Juvat impigros deus	God defends the diligent		Huddersfield
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, Mpumalanga, Chadderton, Salto
Labora si vis tondere	Work if you would reap		Whiston
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
Libera deinde fidelis	Faithful because free		Godalming
Libertas per sapientam	Through wisdom, liberty		University of Lincoln
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
Multum in parvo	Much in little		Rutland
Nec aspera terrent			Duchy of Braunschweig
Nec ferro nec igni			Appleby
Nec temere nec timide	Neither rashly nor timidly		Craven, Oswestry, Barnard Castle
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)
Nisi dominus frustra	Unless God be with us all will be in vain		Chelsea
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
Non sibi sed patriae	Not for oneself but for one's country		Freebridge Lynn
Nostrum est rura tueri	Our task is to look after the needs of the countryside		Clitheroe RDC
O lector salve coeli pateant tibi valve	O reader hail, may the Gates of Heaven stand open for thee		Haverfordwest
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
Opus nostrum dirige	Direct our work		East Suffolk
Pooida rusque una	Town and countryside in unity		Waverley
Optimum sufficit	Only the best is enough		Ulverston
Pannus mihi panis			Kendal
Parva componere magnus	Small but comparable with great		Oakham
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 Deum et industriam	By God and industry		Banbridge
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
Post mortem patris pro filio	Held after the death of the father for the son		Pontrefact
Prae salem notanda	Famed for salt		Preesall
Praesidemus	We stand on guard		Military Ordinariate of Canada
Pretiumque et causa laboris			Burnley
Primus et princeps	First and foremost		Annapolis
Pro civibus et civitate	For the citizens and the city		Fulham
Pro deo et populo	For God and the people		Bishops Stortford
Pro rege et lege	For king and law		Leeds
Pro rure et focis	For our countryside and our homes		Yeovil RDC
Pro rure pro patria	For countryside and country		Hertford RDC
Pro tando quid retribuamus			Belfast
Prodesse	To serve		Hindley
Progredi prospere			Headingley
Progredior	I progress		Orpington
Progressio et concordia	Progress and concord		Kettering
Propria tuemur	We look after what is ours		Southborough
Prorsum semper	Ever forward		Aylesbury, Gloucestershire
Prosunt gentibus artes	Arts profit the people		bermondsey
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
Quaecumque vera	Whatsoever things are true		University of Alberta
Quam bonum in unum habitare	What a good thing it is to dwell together in unity		Kensington and Chelsea
Qui transtulit sustinet	He who transplanted us, sustains us		Connecticut
Quid nobis ardui	What is hard for us		Kensington
Quod improbum terret probo prodest	To the dread and terror of the bad and to the reward of the good		Penzance
Recte fac noli timere	Do right, fear not		Prestwich
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 (et) prospice	Look to the past and the future		Trowbridge, Hoylake
Resurrectio			Terband
Rident florentia prata	Our flowering fields rejoice		Downham
Rosa concordia signum	The rose, emblem of harmony		Northamptonshire
Ruris artes fovere			Ringwood and Fordingbridge
Sacerdotes domini vocabimini			Pontifical Filipino College
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, Lytham St. Anne's
Sanitate crescamus	May we grow in health		Croydon
Sapere aude	Dare to be wise		Oldham
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 nos non nobis laboramus	Thus we labour, but not for ourselves		Pocklington
Sic vos non vobis			Baldock
Signum salutis semper	Ever the sign of health		Bridlington
Sine labe decus	Honour without stain		Wimbledon
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)
Spectemur agendo	Judge us by our actions		Barnsley. Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham
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 cruce floreamus	May we flourish beneath the cross		Poulton-le-Fylde
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
Tenax proposti			Ballymena Academy
Terra marique	On land and sea		Thornton Cleveleys
Thesauros in argo	For we have treasures in the field		Wisbech RDC
Turris fortissimo est nomen Jehova	The name of the Lord is our strongest tower		Plymouth
Ubi fides ibi lux et robur	Where there is faith there is light and strength		Birkenhead (England)
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, Heston and Isleworth
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
Ut proavi in Deo confidemus			Enniskillen
Utraque parte fluminis	On either side of the river		Wyre
Utrique fidelis	Faithful to both		Monmouthshire
Vale sape	Be strong		Vale Royal
Velut silva floreat	May she flourish as the forest		East Dean
Veritas nobis lumen	The truth is our light		University of Cape Coast
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
Vincit omnia industria	Industry overcomes all things		Bury
Vires acquirit eundo	We gather strength as we go	Virgil, Aeneid IV, 175	Brandon
Virtute et industria	By virtue and industry		Bristol
Virtute in factis	By courage in our deeds		North Wiltshire, Calne and Chippenham
Vita musis gratior	Life is more satisfying through the muses		Haslemere
Vivit post funera virtus	Virtue outlives death		Nottingham
Volet Gander			Gander

Mottoes in Malagasy

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 Old Norse

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 Polynesian languages

Mottoes with any Polynesian language as the original language.

Motto	Langauge	Translation in English	Origin	Used by
Long God yumi stanap	Bislama	In God we stand		Vanuatu
Rerevaka na kalou ka doka na Tui	Fijian	Fear God and honour the King		Fiji
Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa'	Gilbertese			Kiribati
Te pai me te whairawa	Maori			Waitakere
Tokelau mo te Atua	Tokelauan	Tokelau for God		Tokelau
Tuituia mai tatou	Maori	Let us all be united		Birkenhead (New Zealand)
Tuvalu mo te Atua	Tuvalan	Tuvalu for God		Tokelau

Mottoes in Portuguese

Mottoes with Portuguese as the original language.

Motto	Translation in English	Origin	Used by
Mui nobre e sempre leal cidade de Lisboa			Lisboa
Unidade, disciplina, trabalho	Unity, discipline, labour		São Tomé e Príncipe

Mottoes in Spanish

Mottoes with Spanish as the original language.

Motto	Translation in English	Origin	Used by
Dios, unión, libertad	God, union, liberty		El Salvador
Unidad, paz, justicia	Unity, peace, justice		Equatorial Guinea

Mottoes in Welsh

Mottoes with Welsh as the original language.

Motto	Translation in English	Origin	Used by
A ddioddefws a orfu	He who suffered, conquered		Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan
A fynno Duw a fydd			Cowbridge RDC
A vo penn bit pont	He who will be chief, let him be a bridge		Bridgend
Amser yw'n golud			Ystradgynlais
Awn rhagom			Cowbridge
Cadarn pob cyfiawn	The just are strong		West Glamorgan
Cadernid cyfiawndr cynndd	Stability, justice, progress		Barry
Cynyddaf a llawenychaf	I grow and I rejoice		Prestatyn
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
Gorau gweithio-cyd weithio	The best service is co-operation		Maesteg
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, [Islwyn]]
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
Tra mor tra meirion			Merionethshire
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
Y ddinas a’r fro	The city and the vale		South Glamorgan
Ymlaen â Delyn	Forward with Delyn		Delyn
Yr hafan dêg ar fin y dôn	The fair haven at the edge of the waves		Rhyl

Mottoes in Non-existing languages

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

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