List of state mottos
Here is a list of state mottos for countries and their subdivisions around the world.
Andorra Virtus unita fortior (Latin , "Strength united is stronger")
Antigua and Barbuda Each endeavouring, all achieving
Argentina En unión y libertad (Spanish , "In union and freedom")
Australia Austria-Hungary Indivisibiliter ac Inseparabiliter
Bahamas Forward upward onward together
Barbados Pride and Industry
Belgium L'union fait la force , Eendracht maakt macht and Einigkeit gibt Stärke (French Dutch and German , "Strength lies in unity")
Belize Sub umbra floreo (Latin , "Under the shade I flourish")
Bolivia Firme y Feliz por la Unión (Spanish , "Firm and Happy because of the Union")
Brazil Ordem e progresso (Portuguese , "Order and progress")
Brunei Brunei darussalam (Malay , "Brunei, the abode of peace")
Bulgaria Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian , "Union is strength")
Cambodia Canada A mari usque ad mare (Latin , "From sea to sea")
Alberta : Fortis et liber (Latin , "Strong and free")
British Columbia : Splendor sine occasu (Latin , "Splendour without diminishment")
Manitoba : Gloriosus et liber (Latin , "Glorious and free")
New Brunswick : Spem reduxit (Latin , "Hope was restored")
Newfoundland and Labrador : Quaerite primum regnum dei (Latin , "Seek ye first the kingdom of God")
Nova Scotia : Munit haec et altera vincit (Latin , "One defends and the other conquers")
Nunavut : Nunavut sanginivut (Inuktitut , "Nunavut our strength" or "Our land, our strength")
Ontario : Ut incepit fidelis sic permanet (Latin , "Loyal she began, loyal she remains")
Prince Edward Island : Parva sub ingenti (Latin , "The small under the protection of the great")
Quebec : Je me souviens (French , "I remember")
Saskatchewan : Multis e gentibus vires (Latin , "From many peoples, strength")
Chile Por la razón o la fuerza (Spanish , "By reason or by strength")
Post Tenebras Lux (Latin , "After darkness, Light") (Old one)
Aut concilio, aut ense (Latin , "By the reason or by the sword") (Old One)
Colombia Libertad y orden (Spanish , "Freedom and order")
Cuba Patria y Libertad (Spanish , "Homeland and Liberty")
Czech Republic Pravda vítězí! (Czech , "Truth prevails!")
Denmark Queen Margrethe II : Guds hjælp, Folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke (Danish : "God's help, the love of the people, Denmark's strength")
East Timor Honra, pátria e povo (Portuguese , "Honour, country and people")
Ecuador Ecuador ha sido, es y será un país amazónico (Spanish , "Ecuador has been, is and will be an amazonic country")
El Salvador Dios, Unión, Libertad (Spanish , "God, Union, Liberty")
European Union United in diversity Unie dans la diversité , etc.
Fiji Rerevaka na Kalou ka Doka na Tui ("Fear God and honour the Queen")
France Liberté, égalité, fraternité French , "Liberty, equality, brotherhood")
Georgia ძალა ერთობაშია! (Georgian , The Power is in Unity ")
Germany Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German , "Unity and justice and freedom")
Greece Ελευθερια η θανατος (Greek , "Liberty or death")
Guyana One people, one nation, one destiny
Haiti L'union fait la force (French , "Unity is strength")
India Satyameva jayate (Sanskrit , "Truth alone triumphs")
Indonesia Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Javanese , "Unity in diversity")
Iran Allahu Akbar Arabic , "God is most great")
Jamaica Out of many people, we are one
Kenya Harambee Swahili , "Let's work together")
Kiribati Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Kiribati , "Health, Peace and Prosperity")
Laos Luxembourg Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sin (Luxembourgeois , "We want to stay what we are")
Malaysia Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu (Malay , "Unity increases Strength")
Mauritius Stella clavisque Maris Indici (Latin , "Star and key of the Indian Ocean")
Mexico El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz (Spanish , "Respect for the rights of others is peace"). Also: Sufragio efectivo, no reelección (Spanish , "Effective suffrage, not re-election)", is at present in the signature of government's documents.
Monaco Deo juvante (Latin , "With God's help")
Namibia Unity, liberty, justice
Nauru God's will first
Nepal Netherlands Je maintiendrai (French , "I will maintain")
Netherlands Antilles Libertate unanimus (Latin , "Unified by freedom")
North Korea Norway Alt for Norge (Norwegian , "All for Norway")
Panama Pro mundi beneficio (Latin , "For the benefit of the world")
Philippines Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa (Filipino , “For God, People, Nature and Nation”)
Poland Honor i Ojczyzna (Polish : "Honour and Homeland"); or Bóg, Honor, Ojczyzna (Polish , "God, Honour, Homeland") appear on most military flags and banners
Republic of Macedonia (Former Yugoslav) Sloboda ili smrt (Macedonian language ,"Liberty or death")
Saint Lucia The land, the people, the light
San Marino Libertas (Latin , "Liberty")
Senegal Un peuple, un but, une foi (French , "One people, one goal, one faith")
Serbia and Montenegro Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava (Serbian , "Only unity saves the serbs")
Seychelles Finis coronat opus (Latin , "The end crowns the work")
Sierra Leone Unity, freedom, justice
Singapore Majulah Singapura (Malay , "Onward Singapore")
South Africa !ke e: /xarra //ke (/Xam , "Diverse people unite" or "Unity in Diversity")
South Korea 널리 인간을 이롭게하라 (Korean , "Good will for all mankind")
Spain Plus ultra (Latin , "Further beyond")
Former: Una, grande y libre (Spanish "One, great and free") (under Franco )
Andalusia : Andalucía para sí, para España y la humanidad (Spanish , "Andalusia for herself, for Spain, and for humanity")
Catalonia : Som sis milions (Catalan , "We are six million people")
Solomon Islands :To Lead is to serve
Soviet Union Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian , "Workers of the world, unite!")
Suriname Justitia, pietas, fides (Latin , "Justice, piety, loyalty")
Swaziland Siyinquaba (Swati , "We are the fortress")
Sweden Royal motto : För Sverige i tiden (Swedish , "For Sweden, with the times")
Thailand Togo Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French : "Work, liberty, homeland")
Turkey Yurtta Sulh, Cihanda Sulh (Turkish , "Peace at home, peace in the world")
Tuvalu Tuvalu mo te Atua (Tuvaluan , "Tuvalu for the Almighty")
Ukraine Volja, zlagoda, dobro (Ukrainian , "Freedom, accord, goodness")
United Kingdom Dieu et mon droit French , "God and my right")
United States E Pluribus Unum Latin , "Out of many, one") and In God We Trust Uruguay Libertad o muerte (Spanish , "Liberty or death")
Vietnam Ðộc lập, tự do, hạnh phúc (Vietnamese , "Independence, liberty, and happiness")
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