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 mottoesAll entries are from Latin unless otherwise indicated.salus mundi
The welfare of the world.
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." Salus ubi multi consiliarii.
Where there are many advisers there is safety.
salutatorian; salutator
Person who gives the welcoming address at a graduation.
Usually a speech given by the person with the second highest grade average in a particular graduating class. Sancte et sapienter.
With holiness and wisdom.
Motto of King's College School, London, U.K. sanctitas, scientia, sanitas
Holiness, knowledge, health.
Motto of Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. sanctum sanctorum
The holy of holies.
A place of utmost privacy and sacredness. Sanitas, scientia, sanctitas.
Health, knowledge, holiness.
Motto of Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Sapiens qui prospicit.
He is wise who looks ahead.
Motto of Malvern College, U.K. Sapientia, caritas, prudentia.
Wisdom, charity, prudence.
Motto of Saint Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City, Kansas, USA. Sapientia, virtus, amicitia.
Knowledge, virtue, friendship.
Motto of Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA. Sapientia aedificavit sibi Domum.
Wisdom has built a Home for itself.
Motto of Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Sapientia Domum aedificavit.
Knowledge has built a Home.
Motto of Crosier Seminary Junior College, Onamia, Minnesota, USA. Sapientia et doctrina.
Wisdom and teaching.
Motto of Fordham University, New York, New York, USA. Sapientia felicitas.
Wisdom is happiness.
Motto of the University of Oxford, U.K. Satius est ratioine aequitatis mortem oppetere quam fugere et inhoneste vivere.
It is better to die for a good cause than to flee and live without honor.
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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