Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group S
(classical-language maxims, slogans, adages, proverbs, and words of wisdom that can still capture our modern imagination)
Expressions of general truths: Latin to English maxims, proverbs, and mottoes
Word entries are from Latin unless otherwise indicated.
Motto of the State of Missouri, USA. Cicero wrote in his De Legibus: Salus populi suprema est lex, "The welfare of the people is the supreme law."
Usually a speech given by the person with the second highest grade average in a particular graduating class.
Motto of King's College School, London, U.K.
Motto of Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Motto of Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
Motto of Malvern College, U.K.
Motto of Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Motto of Crosier Seminary Junior College, Onamia, Minnesota, USA.
Motto of Fordham University, New York, New York, USA.
Motto of the University of Oxford, U.K.
Motto of Saint Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City, Kansas, USA.
Motto of Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA.
Motto of Otto I, "The Great" (936-973). The son of Henry I, Otto I was crowned king at Aachen, Germany, in 936 and received the imperial crown in Rome in 962. With this action, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, regarded as the legitimate successor of the Roman Empire, was established.
In 955, he ended the Magyar menace with a victory at the battle of Lechfeld near Augsburg. He asserted his authority over the church of the country; German bishoprics everywhere were headed by bishops loyal to him. He is buried in the cathedral of Magdeburg, Germany.
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A Latin palindrome square that dates back to Roman times and is inscribed on a stone on the outer edge of Rome. It reads the same across, down, and backwards (as a palindrome should).
Units of mottoes and proverbs listed by groups: A to X.
