According to one online dictionary, a motto is “a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals guiding an individual, family, or institution.”
Here are a few of the more famous mottos.
Words to Live by: Adopt a Motto
Mottos sum up the philosophy of a group or an individual, and fire up their enthusiasm.
“Semper fidelis" ("always faithful"), often shortened to “Semper Fi," is the U.S. Marine Corps' motto. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
