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Abbot Benedic fontes, Domine Bless wells, O lord!
Abbot Labore By labour
Abbott Age officium tuum Act your office
Abbott Clamamus, Abba, Pater Whereby we cry, Abba, Father
Abbott Toujours pret, or prest Always ready
Abbs In te, Domine, speravi In thee, O Lord, have I put my trust
Abbs Noli irritare leonem Irritate not the lion
Abdy Tenax et fidelis Persevering and faithful
Abell Invicta veritate By invincible truth
Abercorn Sola nobilitas virtus Virtue is the only nobility
Abercorn Through Through
Abercrombie Mercy is my desire Mercy is my desire
Abercrombie Petit alta He seeks high things
Abercromby In cruce salus In the cross is salvation
Abercromby Tace Be silent
Abercromby Vive ut vivas Live that you may live
Aberdeen Fortuna sequatur Let fortune be attendant
Brisbane Virtuti damnosa quies Inactivity is prejudicial to virtue
Brisco Grata sume manu Take with a grateful hand
Briscoe Post virtutem curro I run after virtue
Briscoe Spero I hope
Bristol Je n’oublierai jamais I will never forget
Bristowe Vigilantibus non dormientibus For the vigilant not for the sleeping
Broadhead Confide rectè agens Doing rightly be confident
Broadhurst Sapere et tacere To be wise and silent
Broadley Gardez l’honneur Preserve honour
Broadley Non immemor beneficii Grateful for kindness
Broadly Honor post funera vivit Honour lives after death
Broadmead Semper fidelis Always faithful
Broadwood Semper virens Always flourishing
Brockett Invictus maneo I remain unconquered
Brocklehurst Verita me dirigit Truth directs me
Broderick A cuspide corona By a spear a crown
Brodie Be mindful to unite Be mindful to unite
Brodie Unite Unite
Brograve Finis dat esse Death gives us (real) being
Brograve Mors janua vitœ Death is the gate of life
Broigg Honorat mors Death confers honour
Broke Sœvumque tridentem servamus We retain the stern trident
Brome Domine, dirige nos O Lord, direct us
Bromhead Concordia res crescunt Things increase by union
Bromley Non inferiora secutus Not having followed mean pursuits
Bromley Pensez forte Think firmly
Brook Ut amnis vita labitur Life glides on like a brook
Brook Virtutis fortuna comes Fortune is the companion of valour
Brook Vis unita fortior Strength united is the more powerful
Brookbank Sola cruce salus The only salvation is through the cross
Brooke De mieux je pense en mieux From better I think to better
Brooke Dum spiro spero While I have breath I hope
Brooke Fast without fraude Fast without fraude
Brooke Finem respice Consider the end
Brooke Gloria finif Glory to the end
Brooke Pro avitâ fide For the faith of our forefathers
Brooke Spes mea Deus God is my hope
Brooke Spes mea in Deo My hope is in God
Brooke Virtus est Dei Virtue is my God
Brooke Vix ea nostra voco I scarce call these things our own
Brookes Festina lente Be quick without impetuosity; or, as it may be punningly translated for the Onslow family, “On slow.”
Brooking Crux fidei calcar The cross is the spur of faith
Brooks Aspice et imitare Look and imitate
Brooks Perseverando By persevering
Brooks Vinctus non subactus Bound not subdued
Broom In arduis viget virtus Virtue flourishes in adversity
Brothwick Nec deerit operi dextra Nor shall my hand be wanting to the work; i.e. It shall be done with heart and hand. In allusion to the heart in the arms
Brough Suivez moi Follow me
Broughton Do that ye come fore Do that ye come fore
Brouncker Duty Duty
Brown Accipe quantum vis Take as much as you wish
Brown Armat et ornat For defence and ornament
Brown Caute et sedulo Cautiously and carefully
Brown Delectat et ornat It is both pleasing and ornamental
Brown Est concordia fratrum Harmony becomes brothers
Brown Floreat majestas Let majesty flourish
Brown Fortitudine et fidelitate By fortitude and fidelity
Brown Gaudeo I rejoice
Brown Labor omnia vincit Perseverance overcomes all difficulties
Brown Nil sine causa Nothing without a cause
Brown Persevera Deoque confido Persevere and trust in God
Brown Prœmium, virtus, honor Reward, virtue, honour
Brown Si sit prudentia If there be prudence
Brown Spectemur agendo Let us be viewed by our actions
Brown Sunt sua prœmia laudi His rewards are his praise
Brown Verum atque decus The truth and rectitude
Brown Virtus dabit, cura servabit Valour will give, care will keep
Browne Fortiter et fideliter Boldly and faithfully
Browne Fortiter et fideliter Boldly and faithfully
Browne Gaudeo I rejoice
Browne Gradatim vincimus We conquer by degrees
Browne Industria et probitate By industry and probity
Browne Parum sifficit Little sufficeth
Browne Spectemur agendo Let us be viewed by our actions
Browne Suivez raison Follow reason
Browne Traducere œvum leniter To reform the age mildly
Browne Virtus dedit, cura servabit What virtue has given, discretion will preserve
Browne Virtus et industria Virtue and industry
Brownhill Radii omnia lustrant His rays illuminate all things
Brownlow Esse quam videri To be rather than seem to be
Brownlow Opera illius mea sunt His works are mine
Brownrigg Virescit vulnere virtus Her virtue flourishes by her wound
Brownrigg Virtute et sapientia By virtue and wisdom
Bruce Ad summa virtus Courage to the last
Bruce Do well and doubt not Do well and doubt not
Bruce Do well, doubt not Do well, doubt not
Bruce Do well, doubt nought Do well, doubt nought
Bruce Fuimus We have been
Bruce Irrevocabile Irrevocable
Bruce Omnia vincit amor Love subdues all things
Bruce Semper fidelis Always faithful
Bruce Spes mea superne My hope is from above
Bruce True True
Bruce Venture forward Venture forward
Bruges Mihi cœlum portus Heaven is my haven
Bruges Omne solum forti patria Every land is a brave man’s country
Brundenel Engrace affie On grace depend
Brunswick In recto decus Honour in acting right
Brunton Lux et salus Light and safety
Bryan Fortis et fidelis Brave and faithful
Bryce Fiat justitia Let justice be done
Bryden Keep watch Keep watch
Brydges Maintien le droit Support the right
Brymer Per tela per hostes Through arrows and enemies
Bryson Ever ready Ever ready
Bryson God with my right God with my right
Buccleugh Amo I love
Buchan Fortior qui melior He is the stronger, who is the better man
Buchan Judge nought Judge nought
Buchan Non inferiora secutus Not having followed mean pursuits
Buchanan Audacia et industria Boldness and diligence
Buchanan Clarior hinc honos Hence the brighter honour
Buchanan Clariora sequor I follow brighter things
Buchanan God with my right God with my right
Buchanan Par sit fortuna labori Let the success be equal to the labour
Buchanan Secundo, curo I prosper and am cautious
Buchanan Ducitur hinc honos Hence honour is derived
Buchanan-Hamilton Audaces juvo I assist the bold
Buck Barn yn uchaf Buck uppermost
Buck Bellement et hardiment Handsomely and hardily
Buck Nosce teipsum Know thyself
Buckeley Nec sperno, nec timeo I neither despise nor fear
Buckingham Templa, quam dilecta Temles, how beloved
Buckinghamshire Auctor pretiosa facit The Giver makes them valuable
Buckinghamshire Vestigia nulla retrorsum No steps backwards
Buckle Nil temerè tenta, nil timidè Attempt nothing either rashly or timidly
Buckley Nec sperno, nec timeo I neither despise nor fear
Bucks Be right and persist Be right and persist
Buckston Fructum habet charitas Charity hath fruit, satisfaction or pleasure
Buckworth Nec ab ordine cedunt Nor do they depart from their rank
Bulkeley-Owen Ceidw, Owain a gafodd Let Owen hold what he held
Bull Sol mi re fa Sol mi re fa
Buller Aquila non captat muscas The eagle catcheth not flies
Bullman Patienter Patiently
Bullock Esperance en Dieu Hope in God
Bullock Nil conscire sibi To have a conscience free from guilt. To be conscious of nothing of one’self, i.e. against one’s self
Bulman Pro patria For my country
Bulwerlytton Hoc virtutis opus This is the work of virtue
Bunbury Esse quam videri To be rather than seem to be
Bunbury Firmum in vita nihil Nothing in life is permanent
Bunce Sic vivere vivetis Thus you shall live, to live (hereafter)
Bundy Certum pete finem Aim at a sure end
Bunny Monte dessus Soar upward
Bunten Fortiter et fide Boldly and faithfully
Bunting Copiosè et opportunè Plentifully and opportunely
Burchell Usque ad aras Even to the altars
Burder Labor omnia vincit Perseverance overcomes all difficulties
Burdett Me duce carpe viam With me for leader hasten on your way
Burgess Levius fit patientia It is rendered lighter by patience
Burgess Tace aut fac Say nothing or do
Burgh A cruce salus Salvation from the cross
Burgh Claris dextra factis A right hand employed in glorious deeds
Burgrave Finis dat esse Death gives us (real) being
Burke In hoc signo vinces Under this sign thou shalt conquer
Burke Ung Dieu, ung loy, ung foy One God, one law, one faith
Burke Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy One king, one faith, one law
Burkett Impendam expendar I will spend and be spent
Burlington Cavendo tutus Safe by being cautious
Burmey Arcus, artes, astra The bow, arts, and stars
Burn Ever ready Ever ready
Burn Vincit veritas Truth conquers
Burnell Caritas fructum habet Charity bears fruit
Burnes Avito evehor honore I am exalted or influenced by ancestral honour
Burnes Cabool Cabool
Burnes Ob patriam vulnera passi Having endured wounds for their country
Burnes Perseverantia vincit Perseverance conquers
Burnes Revirescimus We flourish again
Burnes Ruinam salutarunt pro rege They have hailed ruin in the cause of the king
Burnet Nec fluctu, nec flatu Neither by wave nor wind
Burnet Quœ vernant crescent Things which are green will grow
Burnet Quidni pro sodali? Why not for a companion?
Burnet Tandem fit surculus arbor A shoot (or bush) at length becomes a tree
Burnet Virtute cresco I grow by virtue
Burnett Virescit vulnere virtus Her virtue flourishes by her wound
Burney Omne bonum desuper Every good is from above
Burns Tendit ad astra fides Faith reaches towards heaven
Burnside Gradatim plena Full by degrees
Burr Ternate Ternate
Burr Virtus verus honos Virtue is true honour
Burrard Perseverance Perseverance
Burrell Adhœreo I adhere
Burrell Animus non deficit œquus Equanimity is not wanting
Burrell Hœc manus inimica tyrannis This hand is hostile to tyrants
Burrell Per fluctus ad oram Through waves to the shore
Burrell Sub libertate quietem Rest under liberty
Burroughes Animo et fide By courage and faith
Burroughes Audaces fortuna juvat Fortune favours the bold
Burroughs Huic habeo non tibi I hold it for him, not for thee
Burrow Deus nobis hœc otia fecit God hath given us this tranquility
Burrowes Et vi et virtute Both by strength and virtue
Burtee In hoc signo vinces Under this sign thou shalt conquer
Burton Amicus vitœ solatium A friend is the solace of life
Burton Deus providebit God will provide
Burton Dominus providebit The Lord will provide
Burton Lux vitœ The light of life
Burton Vigilans Watchful
Bury Virtus sub cruce crescit Virtue increases under the cross
Busfield Medio tutissimus ibis The middle path is safest
Bush Tandem fit surculus arbor A shoot (or bush) at length becomes a tree
Bushe Moderate durant Moderate things are lasting
Bushell Dum spiro spero While I have breath I hope
Busk Suaviter sed fortiter Mildly, but firmly
Buston Jam jam Now now, i.e. forthwith
Bute Avito viret honore He flourishes through the honour of his ancestors
Butler Butleirach abú Butlers defying
Butler Comme je trouve As I find
Butler Depressus extollor I am exalted after being depressed
Butler God be my guide God be my guide
Butler Labor omnia vincit improbus Incessant labour conquers all things
Butler Timor Domini fons vitœ The fear of the Lord is the fountain of life
Butler-Danvers Liberté toute entière Liberty unfettered
Butter Diriget Deus God will direct it
Buxton Do it with thyself Do it with thyself
Buxton Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with they might Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with they might
Buxton-Fitzherbert Ung je serviray One will I serve
Byam Claris dextra factis A right hand employed in glorious deeds
Byng Mouguerre Mouguerre
Byng Tuebor I will defend
Byron Crede Byron Trust Byron
Bythesea Mutare vel timere sperno I scorn to change or to fear
Caddle Virtus sola nobilitat Virtue alone ennobles
Cadell Confido in probitate I trust in my probity
Cadell Vigilantia non cadet Vigilance will not miscarry
Cadogan Qui invidet minor est He that envies is inferior
Cahun Si je puis If I can
Cairncross Certamine parata Acquired by strife
Cairncross Recte faciendo, neminem timeo Acting justly, I fear nobody
Cairnie Ad alta To high things
Cairns Effloresco I bloom greatly
Cairns Sub spe Under hope
Cairns Virtus ad œthera tendit Virtue reaches to heaven
Caithness Commit thy work to God Commit thy work to God
Calandrine Sursum Upwards
Calcott Dieu avec nous God with us
Calcraft Dieu avec nous God with us
Caldecott In utrumque paratus Prepared for either
Calder Be mindful Be mindful
Calder Vigilans non cadit The vigilant man falls not
Calder Vise à la fin Look to the end
Calderwood Spero I hope
Calderwood Veritas premitur non opprimitur Truth may be kept down, but not crushed
Calderwood Virtus sibi prœmium Virtue is its own reward
Caldwell Ense libertatem petit He seeks liberty by his sword
Caldwell Fac et spera Do and hope
Caldwell Niti facere, experiri To strive to do is to experience
Caldwell Seringapatam Serigapatam
Caledon Per mare, per terras By sea and land
Call Gratâ manu With a grateful hand
Callaghan Fidus et audax Faithful and bold
Callender I mean well I mean well
Calley Callide et honeste Wisely and honourably
Callow Pro patr For my country ever
Calmady Simili frondescit virga metallo The twig has leaves of similar metal
Calrow Industria By industry
Calthorpe Gradu diverson via una The same way by different steps
Calthorpe Quid reddam Domino? What shall I render to the Lord?
Calthrop Victrix fortunœ sapientia Wisdom the conqueror of fortune
Calvert Fatti maschi, parole femmine Deeds are masculine, words feminine
Camden Judicium parium, aut leges terrœ The judgment of our peers or the law of the land
Cameron Acre Acre
Cameron Hinc orior Hence I rise
Cameron Maya Maya
Campbel Victoriam coronat Christus Christ crowns the victory
Campbell Agite pro viribus Act according to your strength
Campbell Arma parata fero I carry arms in readiness
Campbell Armis et fide By arms and fidelity
Campbell Audaces juvat She (i.e. fortune) favours the bold
Campbell Audaces juvo I assist the bold
Campbell Audacter et aperte Boldly and openly
Campbell Be ever mindful Be ever mindful
Campbell Be mindful Be mindful
Campbell Campi fero prœmia belli I bear the prizes of a fair field, or the rewards of the battle-field
Campbell Constans et prudens Constant and prudent
Campbell Constanter et prudentia Firmly and prudently
Campbell Deus dabit vela God will fill the sails
Campbell Ex campo victoriœ From the field of victory
Campbell Fac et spera Do and hope
Campbell Festina lente Be quick without impetuosity; or, as it may be punningly translated for the Onslow family, “On slow.”
Campbell Fides probata coronat Tried faith crowns
Campbell Fidus amicus A faithful friend
Campbell Fit via vi A way is made by labour
Campbell Follow me Follow me
Campbell Forget me not Forget me not
Campbell Forget not Forget not
Campbell Fortune le veut Fortune so wills it
Campbell Gaudium adfero I bring good tidings
Campbell I beare in minde I beare in minde
Campbell I byde my time I byde my time
Campbell I will follow I will follow
Campbell I will not forget I will not forget
Campbell If I can If I can
Campbell Lente sed opportune Slowly, but opportunely
Campbell Marbu mhiann leinn As we would desire
Campbell Memini I remember
Campbell Memor esto Be mindful
Campbell Misnach Courage
Campbell Ne obliviscaris Do not forget
Campbell Paratus sum I am prepared
Campbell Pro aris et focis For our altars and our homes
Campbell Quœ prosunt omnibus artes I pursue things honourable
Campbell Quid non pro patria? What would not one do for his country?
Campbell Refero I bring back
Campbell Sequitur victoria forteis Victory follows the brave
Campbell Sequor I follow
Campbell Set on Set on
Campbell Tandem licet sero At length though late
Campbell Terra marique fide With faith by land and sea
Carr Pro Christo et patria dulce periculum For Christ and my country danger is sweet
Carr Tout droit All right
Carre Tout droit All right
Carrel Fortune le veut Fortune so wills it
Carrick Soyez ferme Be firm
Carrington Spero meliora I hope for better things
Carrington Tenax et fidelis Persevering and faithful
Carroll In fide et in bello fortis Strong both in faith and war
Carrot Fide et in bello fortis Strong in faith and in war
Carruthers Paratus et fidelis Ready and faithful
Carsair Ne m’oubliez Forget me not
Carstairs Te splendente Whilst thou art shining
Carter A posse ad esse From possibility to being
Carter Deus nobis quis contra? God for us, who shall be against us?
Carter Passez avant Pass forward
Carter Sub libertate quietem Rest under liberty
Carteret Loyal devoir Loyal duty
Carthew Bedhoh fyr ha heb drok Let us be wise without guile; or, as it is expressed in scriptural phrase, “Be ye wise as serpents, and harmless as doves”
Cartwright Defend the fold Defend the fold
Carvick Be steadfast Be steadfast
Carvile Sola virtus triumphat Virtue alone triumphs
Carville Sola ubique triumphans Alone triumphant everywhere
Cary Sine macula Without spot
Cary Virtute excerptœ Plucked by valour
Carysfort Manus hœc inimica tyrannis This hand is hostile to tyrants
Casborne Pure de fonte From a clear spring
Case Distantia jungit It joins things that were apart
Cashen Rosam ne rode Gnaw not the rose
Casley Malo mori quam fœdari I would rather die than be disgraced
Cass Ubique patriam reminisci Everywhere to remember one’s country
Cassan Juvant arva parentum The lands of my forefathers delight me
Cassels Galea spes salutis Hope is the helmet of salvation
Castle Semper vigilans Always watchful
Castlemaine Vigilate et orate Watch and pray
Castleman Without God castles are nothing Without God castles are nothing
Castle-Steuart Fortune le veut Fortune so wills it
Caswall Non multa sed multum Not many, but much
Cathcart By faith we are saved By faith we are saved
Cathcart I hope to speed I hope to speed
Caton Catus semper viret The cautious man always flourishes
Caton Cautus metuit foveam lupus The cautious wolf fears the snare
Caton Vincam vel moriar I will conquer or die
Catsznellage Ne supra Not beyond
Cattley Petimus altiora We seek loftier things
Catton Cautus metuit foveam lupus The cautious wolf fears the snare
Catty Ascendo I rise
Caulfield Deo duce, ferro comitante God my guide, and my sword my companion
Caunter Quam non terret hyems Which winter does not nip with cold
Cavan In hoc signo vinces Under this sign thou shalt conquer
Cave Cave! Beware! Cave! Beware!
Cave Cave! Deus videt Beware! God sees
Cave Gardez Beware
Caven Ut quocumque paratus That I may be prepared on every side
Cavendish Cavendo tutus Safe by being cautious
Cawarden Virtute nulla possessio major No possession is greater than virtue
Cawardine On in the right On in the right
Cawdor Be mindful Be mindful
Cawood Suaviter Gently
Cay Sit sine spina Let it be without thorn
Cay Sub libertate quietem Rest under liberty
Cayton Ad cœlos volans Flying to the heavens
Cecil Cor unun,via una One heart, one way
Cessnock Constanter et prudentia Firmly and prudently
Chaceler Que je surmonte May I excel
Chadwick Deo fidens proficio Trusting to God I go forward
Chadwick En bon foy In good faith
Chadwick Fide et amore By fidelity and love
Chadwick In candore decus There is honour in sincerity
Chadwick Juxta Salopiam Near to Shropshire
Chadwick Stans cum rege Standing with the king
Challen Gloria Deo! Glory to God
Challoner Sicut quercus As the oak
Chalmers Avancez Advance
Chalmers Quid non Deo juvante What (can we) not (do) with God’s aid
Chalmers Spero I hope
Chamberlain Spes et fides Hope and faith
Chamberlaine Audaces fortuna juvat Fortune favours the bold
Chamberlayne Mors potior macula Death rather than infamy
Chamberlayne Virtuti nihil invium Nothing is impervious to valour
Chambers Avancez Advance
Chambers Lux mihi laurus The laurel is my light
Chambers Non prœda, sed victoria Not plunder, but victory
Chambers Spero dum spiro I hope while I have life
Chambre En Dieu est tout In God is everything
Chambre Tutamen pulchris For the fair
Chamier Aperto vivere voto To live without a wish concealed
Champneys Pro patria non timidus perire Not afraid to die for my country
Chaplin Labor omnia vincit Perseverance overcomes all difficulties
Chapman A cuspide corona By a spear a crown
Chapman Crescit sub pondere virtus Virtue thrives beneath oppression
Chapman Post est occasio calva Occasion is bald behind
Chapple In Deo fides My trust is in God
Chard Nil desperandum Never despair
Charlemont Deo duce, ferro comitante God my guide, and my sword my companion
Charles Duke of Orleans, father of Louis XII of France Ma volonté My will
Charles I Justitia et veritas Justice and truth
Charlesworth Justitia et virtus Justice and virtue
Charleville Virtus sub cruce crescit, ad œthera tendens Virtue grows under the cross, and looks to heaven
Charlton Sans varier Without changing
Charlton Stabit It shall stand
Charnock Soies content Be content
Charrington Cassis tutissima virtus Virtue is the safest helmet
Charter Non sine jure Not without right
Charters Non gladio, sed gratia Not by the sword but by kindness
Chartres Non gladio, sed gratia Not by the sword but by kindness
Chartres This is our charter This is our charter
Chatham Benigno Numine By benign providence
Chatteris Libertas Liberty
Chatterton Loyal à mort Loyal to death
Chawner Nil desperandum Never despair
Chaytor Fortune le veut Fortune so wills it
Cheap Ditat virtus Virtue enriches
Chedworth Justus et propositi tenax Just and firm of purpose
Cheere Prœmium virtutis honor Honour is the reward of virtue
Cheese Omnia fert œtas Time brings all things
Cheevers En Dieu est ma foy In God is my faith
Chein Patientia vincit Patience conquers
Chelmsford Spes et fortuna Hope and fortune
Cheney Fato prudentia major Prudence is greater than fate
Chermside Pernicibus alis With swift wings
Cherry Chéris l’espoir Cherish hope
Chester Pour Dieu, pour terre For God, for earth
Chester Vincit qui patitur He conquers who endures
Chesterfield A Deo et rege From God and the king
Chesterman Semper fidelis Always faithful
Cheston Ex merito Through merit
Chetwode Corona mea Christus Christ is my crown
Chevallier Fidei coticula crux The cross is the test of truth
Cheyne Fear God Fear God
Cheyne Patientia vincit Patience conquers
Chichester Firm en foi Firm in faith
Chichester Invitum sequitut honor Honour follows one who desires it not
Chichester Vincit amor patriœ The love of my country exceeds everything
Chiesly Fragrat post funera virtus Virtue smells sweet after death
Child Imitari quam invidere To imitate rather than envy
Child Spes alit Hope nourishes
Chilton Pectore non venis With breasts, not with veins
Chinan Subito Promptly
Chingan Subito Promptly
Chinn Aquila non captat muscas The eagle catcheth not flies
Chinnery Nec sperno, nec timeo I neither despise nor fear
Chipman Jesus Jesus
Chippendall Firmor ad fidem I am true to the faith
Chippenham Jesus Jesus
Chisalme Vis et virtus Strength and bravery
Chisholm Vi aut virtute By force or virtue
Chisholm Vi et virtute By strength and valour
Cholmondeley Cassis tutissima virtus Virtue is the safest helmet
Chresly Credo et videbo I believe, and I shall see
Chrisop Mens conscia recti A mind conscious of rectitude
Christall Per angusta ad augusta Through difficulties to honours
Christian Salus per Christum Salvation through Christ
Christian Charity Pour avoir fidèlement servi For having faithfully served
Christie Sic viresco Thus I flourish
Christopher Arte conservatus Preserved by skill
Christy Sic viresco Thus I flourish
Chudley Aut vincam aut peribo I will either conquer or perish
Church Virtus triumphat Virtue triumphs
Church Virtute By virtue
Churchill Dieu defend le droit God defends the right
Churchill Feal pero desdecado Faithful though fallen
Churton Avancez Advance
Chute Fortune de guerre The fortune of war
Clancarty Consilio et prudentia By wisdom and prudence
Clancarty Dieu pour la Tranchée, qui contre? (If) God (be) for the Trenches, who shall be against them?
Clancarty Virtutis fortuna comes Fortune is the companion of valour
Clanmorris Spes mea Christus Christ is my hope
Clanricarde Ung roy, ung foy, ung loy One king, one faith, one law
Clanwilliam Toujours pret, or prest Always ready
Clapperton Fides prœstantior auro Faith is more estimable than gold
Clarbrick Be steadfast Be steadfast
Clare Clareo foveoque I am bright (i.e. Clare), and I cherish
Clare In Domino et non in arcu meo sperabo I will rest my hope on the Lord, and not in my bow
Clare Nil admirari Not to admire
Clare Vigilante Watching
Clarendon Fidei coticula crux The cross is the test of truth
Clarina Pro libertate patriœ For the liberty of my country
Clark Amat victoria curam Victory and care are close friends
Clark Fortitudo Fortitude
Clark Free for a blast Free for a blast
Clarke Absit ut glorier nisi in cruce May I glory in nothing but the cross
Clarke Carpe diem Seize the present opportunity
Clarke Constantia et fidelitate By constancy and fidelity
Clarke Erectus, non elatus Exalted but not elated
Clarke Lex et justitia Law and justice
Clarke Mœnibus crede ligneis Trust to wooden walls
Clarke Noli altum sapere Desire not to be overwise
Clarke Reviresco I flourish again
Clarke Sans changer Without changing
Clarke Spurs, 1513 Spurs, 1513
Clarke The time will come The time will come
Clarke Victor mortalis est The conqueror is mortal
Clarkson Per ardua Through difficulties
Clavering Ad cœlos volans Flying to the heavens
Claverly Ex caligine veritas Truth out of darkness
Claxson Sapere aude, incipe Dare to be wise, begin at once
Claxton Industria et spe By industry and hope
Claxton Sapere aude, incipe Dare to be wise, begin at once
Clay Per orbem Through the world
Clayton Quid leone fortius? What is braver than a lion?
Clayton Virtus in actione consistit Virtue consists in action
Cleghorn Sublime petimus We seek what is on high
Cleghorn Sublimia petimus We seek things on high
Cleland Je pense à qui pense plus I think of him who is the most thoughtful
Cleland Ne cadam insidiis Lest I fall into snares
Cleland Non sibi Not for himself
Cleland Si je pouvois If I could
Clellend Fragrat, delectat, et sanat It smells sweet, is pleasing, and healthful
Clements Patriis virtutibus By hereditary virtues
Clench Tiens le droit Hold or clench the right
Clepham Ut sim paratior That I may be the better prepared
Clerk Amat victoria curam Victory and care are close friends
Clerk Free for a blast Free for a blast
Clermont Forte scutum salus ducum A strong shield is the safety of generals
Cleveland Audaces juvat She (i.e. fortune) favours the bold
Cleveland Fortuna audaces juvat Fortune favours the bold
Cleveland Nec sperno, nec timeo I neither despise nor fear
Cleveland Secundis dubiisque rectus Upright both in prosperity and in perils