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A.U.C
ab urbe condita/ anno urbis conditae - from the founding of the city
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A.D.
anno domini -- in the year of our Lord
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ad lib.
ad libitum -- ad lib. -- at pleasure
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A.M.
ante meridiem -- before noon
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cf.
confer -- compare
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e.g.
exempli gratia -- for example
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et al.
et alia -- and others
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etc.
et cetera -- and so forth, and the rest
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ibid.
ibidem -- in the same place
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id.
idem -- the same (author)
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i.e.
id est --that is (an explanation)
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M.D.
Medicinae Doctor -- medical doctor, doctor of medicine
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m.
meridie -- at midday, noon
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N.B.
nota bene -- note well (pay attention to this)
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op. cit.
opere citato -- in the work cited/mentioned
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per cent
per centum -- by the hundred
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P.M.
post meridiem -- afternoon
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pro tem.
pro tempore -- for the time being
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P.S.
post scriptum -- written afterwards
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Q.E. D.
Quod erat demonstrandum - that which must be demonstrated
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q.v.
quod vide -- which see
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Rx
recipe -- take as prescribed (medical term)
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viz.
videlicet -- namely
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vs.
versus -- against
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ars artis gratia
art for the sake of art -- Metro- Goldwyn - Mayer logo
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cave canem
beware of the dog -- found on a mosaic in Pompeii
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e pluribus unum
from many, one (one out of many) -- U.S. -- found on all coins
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Annuit Coeptis
he (God) looks with favor on our undertakings --found on \$1 bill
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Novus Ordo Seclorum
A new order of the ages -- found on \$1 bill
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Semper fidelis
always faithful --U.S. Marine Corps
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semper paratus
always prepared -- U.S. Coast Guard
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veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered -- Julius Caesar
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errare humanum est
to err is human -- Seneca
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carpe diem
seize the day -- Horace
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ars longa, vita brevis
art is long, life is short -- Horace
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et tu, Brute!
even you, Brutus -- Julius Caesar
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festina lente
make haste slowly -- Augustus
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in hoc signo vinces
by this sign you will conquer -- Constantine saw this in the sky before the battle of the Milvian Bridge
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mens sana in corpore sano
a sound mind in a sound body -- Juvenal
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A mari usque ad mare
from sea to sea -- National motto of Canada
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citius, altius, fortius
swifter, higher, stronger -- motto of modern Olympics
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alea iacta est
the die is cast - Caesar, as he was about to cross the Rubicon
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veni, vidi, vici
I came, I saw, I conquered - Caesar
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Audentis Fortuna iuvat
Fortune favors the brave -- Virgil
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Rident stolidi verba Latina
Fools laugh at the Latin language -- Ovid
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Nec verbum verbo curabis reddere fidus interpres
As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word -- Horace
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Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas
It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it -- Pliny the Younger
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Rx
recipe -- take
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a.c.
ante cibos -- before meals
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p.c.
post cibos -- after meals
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c
cum -- with
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s
sine -- without
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prn
pro re nata -- as needed
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gtt.
guttae -- drops
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b.i.d.
bis in die -- twice a day
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t.i.d.
ter in die -- three times a day
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q.i.d.
quater in die -- four times a day
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p.o.
per os -- by mouth
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stat.
statim -- immediately
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aq.
aqua -- water
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q.s.
quantum sufficiat -- as much as needed
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sig.
signa -- write
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non rep.
non repetatur -- do not repeat
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h.s.
hora somni --at bedtime
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o.d.
oculus dexter -- right eye
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o.s.
oculus sinister -- left eye
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ab ovo usque ad mala
from the egg to the apple (like "from soup to nuts")
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ad hoc
for this purpose
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ad infinitum
without end
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ad nauseam
to the point of disgust
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alma mater
nourishing mother -- for any school/college
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ante bellum
before the war
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bona fide
in good faith
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caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
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de gustibus non est disputandum
there is no accounting for tastes; everyone to his own taste
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corpus delicti
the body of the crime
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cum grano salis
with a grain of salt
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de facto
in fact; actually
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de jure
by right; legally
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de mortuis nil nisi bonum
speak only good of the dead
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divide et impera
divide and rule
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ex libris
from the books of
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et tu, Brute!
even you, Brutus!
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exit; exeunt
he goes out; they go out
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ex officio
by virtue of office
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ex post facto
enacted after the fact; retroactive
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ex tempore
on the spur of the moment
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festina lente
make haste slowly
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habeas corpus
a writ to bring a detained person before a judge (lit. you must have the body)
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in absentia
in absence
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in loco parentis
in the place of a parent
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in medias res
in the middle of things
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in memoriam
in memory of
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in re
in the matter of; concerning
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in toto
entirely
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ipso facto
by the very fact itself
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lapsus linguae
a slip of the tongue
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modus operandi
a method of working
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modus vivendi
a method of living
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multum in parvo
much in little
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ne plus ultra
nothing more beyond; perfection
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non compos mentis
not of sound mind
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non sequitur
it does not follow; an illogical inference
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pater patriae
father of his country
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pax vobiscum
peace be with you
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per annum
by the year
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per capita
by heads
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per diem
by the day
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per se
by itself; essentially
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persona non grata
an unwelcome person
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post mortem
after death
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prima facie
on first sight or appearance
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post proelium, praemium
after the battle, the reward
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pro and con(tra)
for and against
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pro bono public
for the public welfare
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pro tempore
for the time being
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quid pro quo
something for something
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sic transit gloria mundi
thus passes the glory of the world
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sine die
indefinitely; without setting a day
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sine qua non
indispensable; a necessity
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status quo
the existing state of affairs
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stet
let it stand (printing term)
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te Deum laudamus
we praise you, O Lord
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tempus fugit
time flies
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terra firma
solid ground
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vade mecum
a constant companion (go with me)
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verbatim
word for word
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via
by way of
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vice versa
the other way around
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vigilantia pretium libertatis
vigilance is the price of liberty
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viva voce
by spoken word; orally
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vox populi, vox Dei
the voice of the people is the voice of God
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Iustitia omnibus
District of Columbia -- Justice for all
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Ad astra per aspera
Kansas -- to the stars through difficulties
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Cedant arma togae
Wyoming -- Let arms yield to the toga (peace)
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Esto perpetua
Idaho -- May it last forever
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Montani semper liberi
West Virginia -- Mountaineers are always free
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Excelsior
New York -- Ever upward/higher
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Esse quam videri
North Carolina -- to be rather than to seem
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Labor omnia vincit
Oklahoma -- Work conquers all
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Regnat populus
Arkansas -- the people rule
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Ditat Deus
Arizona -- God enriches
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Si quaeris paeninsulam amoenam circumspice
Michigan -- If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you
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Virtute et armis
Mississippi -- by valor and arms
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Dum spiro, spero
South Carolina -- While there's life, there's hope (While I breathe, I hope)
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Animis opibusque parati
South Carolina -- Prepared in mind and resources
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Scuto bonae voluntatis Tuae coronasti nos
Maryland -- with the shield of Thy goodwill Thou has covered us
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Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
Massachusetts -- with the sword she seeks calm peace under liberty
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Dirigo
Maine -- I point the way
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Crescit eundo
New Mexico -- it grows as it goes
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Nil sine numine
Colorado -- nothing without divine guidance
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Qui transtulit sustinet
Connecticut -- He who transplanted, sustains
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Sic semper tyrannis
Virginia -- thus ever to tyrants
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Audemus iura nostra defendere
Alabama -- we dare defend our rights
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Salus populi suprema lex esto
Missouri -- the welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
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Alis volat propriis
Oregon -- He flies by his own wings
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Artes, scientia, veritas
Arts, knowledge, truth University of Michigan
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Civium in moribus rei publicae salus
The welfare of the states lies in the character of its citizens. University of Florida
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Crescat scientia, vita excolatur
Let knowledge grow, let life be enriched University of Chicago
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Disciplina praesidium civitatis
Training, the defense of the state University of Texas
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Ecce quam bonum
Behold how good University of the South (Sewanee)
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In Deo speramus
In God we trust Brown University
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In lumine tuo videbimus lumen
In your light, we shall see the light Columbia University
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Litteris dedicata et omnibus artibus
Dedicated to letters and all the arts University of Nebraska
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Lux et lex
Light and law University of North Dakota
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Lux et veritas
Light and truth Yale University
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Lux hominum vita
Light, the life of men University of New Mexico
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Lux sit
Let there be light University of Washington
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Mens agitat molem
Mind moves the mass University of Oregon
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Mihi cura futuri
My care is for the future Hunter College
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Nil sine magno labore
Nothing without great labor Brooklyn College
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Non sibi, sed suis
Not for herself, but for her own Tulane University
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Perstare et praestare
To persevere and surpass New York University
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Pro ecclesia et patria
For church and country Trinity College
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Respice, adspice, prospice
Look to the past, look to the present, look to the future City College of New York
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Salus populi
The welfare of the people University of Missouri
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Sapientia et doctrina
Wisdom and knowledge Fordham University
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Scientia sol mentis
Knowledge, the sun of the mind Delaware College
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Studiis et rebus honestis
To honorable pursuits and deeds University of Vermont
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Terras irradient
Let them illuminate the earth Amherst College
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Veritas
Truth Harvard University
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Veritas vos liberabit
The truth will set you free Johns Hopkins University
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Virtute et armis
By valor and arms University of Mississippi
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Vox clamantis in deserto
The voice of one crying in the wilderness Dartmouth College
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