Meliora
Ever better.
– University of Rochester
Tentanda via
The way must be tried
– University of York
Incipit Vita Nova
A new life begins
– Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Floreat
Flourish.
– University of Manitoba
Ut Vitam Habeant et Abundantius
That they may have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10)
–American University of Beirut
Timeo hominem unius libri
Fear a man of a single book
–Hacettepe University (Turkey)
Nec temere, nec timide
Neither rashly nor timidly
– University of Edinburgh
Magnus est Veritas
Great is the Truth.
– University of Miami
Perseverantia Vincit
ReplyDeletemotto of my alma mater, Temple University
That Turkish one is curious, both for the fact that it is in Latin and for the motto itself, which seems like an obvious secularist challenge to the Qur'an. According to Wikipedia, the university's motto is "To the leading edge... Toward being the best..."
ReplyDeleteSource for this was wikipedia's list of college mottos; I wonder if maybe someone slipped in an anti-religious and inaccurate entry.
ReplyDeleteOmnia Mundi Fumus Et Umbra
ReplyDeleteNot a college motto, but I've always been oddly drawn to it.