Latin Mottos
Starting with phrase number 31

  1. Animus in consulendo liber - Free spirit to decide (Cato the Elder - Motto of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO)
  2. Annuit Coeptis - Gives nod to our endeavor (God approves the work we started - Motto above the all-seeing eye and pyramid in the back of a dollar bill)
  3. Ante portam latinam - Before the Latin door (Ecclesiastical term - motto of the roman church Johannes ante portam latinam)
  4. Ante scientia, sapientia - Before knowlege, wisdom (Motto. Knowledge is worth nothing without wisdom. Wisdom is more important than knowledge)
  5. Aquila Rapax - Rapacious Eagle (Pope Pius VII (1800-1823) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - Some people relate this motto to Napoleon's emblem, which was an eagle. They said that he was a weak pope, Napoleon's puppet )
  6. Ardet nec consumitur - Burned but not destroyed (Motto Grimbergen Belgian Abbey Beer - The estate had burned and rebuilt many times since its foundation in 1128)
  7. Argentum Virtus Robur et Studium - Argentine virtue is strength and study (Academic Term - Motto of the University of Buenos Aires)
  8. Ars gratia artis - Art for the love of art (Motto of the movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) written under the lion)
  9. Attingere caelum digito - Touch the sky with a finger (Motto of the Technical School of Command, Control and Telecommunications (EMACOT) of the Spanish arm forces)
  10. Audax at fidelis - Bold but Faithful (Motto of Queensland, Australia)
  11. Aude Sapere - Dare to Know (Motto written on the coat of arms of the Polytechnic Academy Aeronautics Air Force of Chile)
  12. Audemus iura nostra defendere - We dare defend our rights (Motto of the state of Alabama)
  13. Audere est facere - To dare is to do (Motto of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.)
  14. Austria est imperare orbi universo (A.E.I.O.U.) - It is Austria's imperative to rule the world (Motto of Frederick III of Austria, also in German: Alles Endreich ist Osterreich Unterthan - Abbreviated as A.E.I.O.U.)
  15. Aut Caesar aut nihil - Caesar or nothing (Motto of Ceasere Borgia 1476-1507)
  16. Aut concilio, aut ense - By counsel or by the sword (Old motto of Chile, Now it is: "Por la razón o la fuerza" or "By reason or by force")
  17. Aut vincere, aut mori - Either conquer or die (Motto of several generals of the Roman empire)
  18. Avis Ostiensis - Bird of Ostia (Pope Gregory IX (1227-1241) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was cardinal Bishop of Ostia, and his coat of arms depict an eagle)
  19. Axis in Medietate Signi - An Axis in the Midst of Signs (Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - This phrase describes the Pope's coat of arms)
  20. Bellua Insatiabilis - Insatiable Beast). Innocent XI (1676-1689) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - His coat of arms bore a lion and an eagle)
  21. Bona Terra, Bona Gens, Clarum Coelum, Aqua Clara - Good Earth, Good People, Clear sky, Clear water (Motto of Aguascalientes, Mexico)
  22. Bonus Comes - A Good Count (or Companion) (Pope Adrian V (1276) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - His name was Ottobono Fieschi, bono means good. In addition, he was a count)
  23. Bos Albanus in Portu - Alban Bull in the Port (Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - He was bishop of Albano and Port, and his coat of arms bears an ox)
  24. Bos Pascens - Grazing Ox (Pope Callixtus III (1455-1458) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - His coat of arms depicted a golden grazing ox)
  25. Canis et Coluber - Dog and Serpent (Leo XII (1823-1829) motto, according to St. Malachy prophecies - There is no clear link between Pope and Motto. Some people have associated the dog with the Pope's vigilance and the adder with prudence. Others claim that 'dog' and 'snake' are insults, since this Pope was not liked)

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