User:Ch4zm/November 2022/Mottoes

Sacramento Boot Lickers:

• Mors lupi agnis vita
• The death of the wolf is life to the lambs

Ideas

Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annuit_c%C5%93ptis

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~jkmacmul/genealogy/namemeanings-coatofarms/mottoes_H.html

https://www.leges.org/List-of-Latin-Mottos/

A

Annuit cœptis: He approved the undertakings

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annuit_c%C5%93ptis
• on the back side of the dollar, over the eye of providence

R

Reid: "Fortitudine et labore"

• By fortitude and exertion
• fortitude - courage in the face of adversity
• exertion - the application of a force

Rendell:

• Mors lupi agnis vita
• The death of the wolf is life to the lambs

Richards:

• Nec sperno, nec timeo
• I neither spurn nor fear
• (spurn -> despise)

Richardson:

• Semper fidelis
• Always faithful

Richardson

• Labor vincit omnia
• Labor conquers all things

(reap what you sow?)

Vae victis - woe to the conquered

• 390 BCV
• army of Gauls led by Brennus
• attacked Rome, Romans ransomed hte city
• 1,000 lbs of gold
• Gauls provided weights, weighed the gold, it came up short
• Romans claimed it was rigged and complained
• Brennus then threw his word on the scale: "Vae victis!"
• more gold