American University Latin Mottos
We cannot hide the fact that we have a very strong legacy of Latin. Latin words and phrases appear in our everyday lives, a piece of history and tradition. It can be a way to reflect the origin of universities in medieval institutions, its guiding principles and a connection to a tradition of education. It is about paying tribute to a language tradition and to higher education. The Latin language is an anchor; it was the foundation of education and though no longer spoken it lives on through its use at institutions of learning, like the ones below.
| 拉丁文 | 英文 | 大学 |
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| Ad Summum | To the to top | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| Cor prudentis possedibit scientia | The wise heart will possess knowledge | Emory University |
| Crescat scientia; vita excolatur | Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched | University of Chicago |
| Disciplina praesidium civitatis | Education, the Guardian of Society | University of Texas |
| Fiat lux | Let there be light | University of California |
| In Tempore | In Time | University of Houston |
| In lumine Tuo videbimus lumen | In Thy light shall we see light | Columbia University |
| In lumine Tuo, videmus lumen | In Your Light we see the light | University of Great Falls |
| Lux et Lex | Light and Law | University of North Dakota |
| Lux et veritas | Light and truth | Yale University |
| Mens Agitat Molem | Minds Move Mountains | University of Oregon |
| Mens et Manus | Mind and Hand | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Mihi cura futuri | The care of the future is mine | Hunter College |
| Natura et Revelatio Coeli Gemini | Nature and Revelation are twin sisters of heaven | Macalester College Minn. |
| Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat | Let him who deserves it bear away the palm | University of Southern California |
| Per aspera ad astra | Through adversity to the stars | Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Perstare et Praestare | To Persevere and to Excel | New York University |
| Pro Scientia et Religione | For Knowledge and Religion | University of Denver |
| Sapientia In Aeterum Est | Wisdom is eternal | University of Northern Colorado |
| Sapientia ipsa libertas | Knowledge itself is liberty | College of Charleston |
| Ut Aquila Versus Coelum | As an eagle towards the sky | Bowdoin College Maine |
| Veritas | Truth | Harvard University |
| Veritas et Justicia | Truth and Justice | Albright College Pa. |
| Vires, Artes, Mores | Strength, Skill, Character | The Florida State |
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