What was your school motto?

[SqueakyPop]

Following on from a thread about latin phrases, I thought about how schools describe their values...

My school motto was Fortiter Vivamus - we live bravely.

What was yours?

[SuckyMuckyCock]

isn't every catholic school something like "learning through faith"

puke

[gaussgirl]

'Onwards' (and upwards, as we used to say.)

[MaDAMNEDAnt]

Habeo ut dem - I have that I may give

[differentWitch]

Labor Omnia Vincet- work conquers all.

[georgimama]

Gaussgirl, did you go to South Wilts Grammar School?

[LadyGlencoraPalliser]

Ad majorem dei gloriam - to the greater glory of god.

[childrenofthecornsilk]

I can't remember. Maybe Doodle will.

[beansmum]

at Primary school it was 'aim high', I don't think we had one at secondary, I'll google...

[loler]

Strive to succeed (Had glass wine - spelling gone to pot! Or maybe that is the quality of my education) Note it isn't in latin!

[beansmum]

"spes durat avorum" which means 'let the hopes of our forefathers endure' apparently

[TheOldestCat]

'Tuar goleuni' (toward the light).

[Dottoressa]

"Knowledge is no longer a fountain sealed"

[uptomyeyes]

The utmost for the highest - can't remember what it was in Latin

[rebelmum72]

Was unthinkingly going to put "dulce et decorum est"

Actually it's "Laeti Gratias Deo Agimus"
(Let us thank God joyfully)

Hmmm.

[FAQ]

mine didn't have one (that I knew of?)

However the school I worked at in Zimbabwe (and where exH and I got married had)

Tot Facienda Parum Factum (so much to do so little done) - we had a photo taken underneath the arch that had it written on

[tibni]

"ludus supra praemium" - game before prize

[SqueakyPop]

wouldn't it be good to give the latin motto and then get Mumsnetters to give the English translation?

[dilbertina]

"Beyond the best there is a better".

[Katisha]

Perge modo

No idea

[Ivvvvyygootscaaared444]

Esse Quam Videre

[Smithagain]

Mitis et fortis - gentle and brave

or "soft and strong and very, very long", but only when out of earshot of the Latin mistress.

[Kbear]

Don't what the latin is but it was "abandon hope all ye who enter"!!

[dilemma456]

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[nell12]

Serve and Obey... for Lapin and I. It was not in Latin, though... not quite sure why, given we all HAD to learn Latin whilst we were there.