motto

C109
concept

A motto is a short, memorable phrase that expresses the guiding principle, ideal, or purpose of a person, group, or organization.

All labels observed (129)

Label Occurrences
motto canonical 543
slogan 273
Latin motto 112

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: motto
Generated description
A motto is a short, memorable phrase that expresses the guiding principle, ideal, or purpose of a person, group, or organization.

Instances (1,375)

Instance Via concept surface
In Serve et Fide (through service and faith)
surface form: In Serve et Fide
Quid ultra facere? (Latin motto used historically)
surface form: Quid ultra facere?
Latin motto
Savour the Games Olympic motto
Tuitio Fidei
Coming Together in Calgary Olympic motto
Wèi Rénmín Fúwù political slogan
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet quotation
"It ain't over 'til it's over"
surface form: It ain't over 'til it's over
quotation
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it" quotation
"Crescite et Multiplicamini"
surface form: Crescite et Multiplicamini
The Best is Yet to Come slogan
Ranger Creed military creed
First to Fight
Liberté et Patrie
Fountain of Knowledge slogan
Certa Cito
Lex Et Libertas
Exemplo Ducemus
catchphrase "How you doin'?"
surface form: "How you doin'?"
catchphrase
The Confluence of Opportunities state motto
Fide et Fiducia
Hereward
Veritas, Unitas, Caritas Latin motto
Alki territorial motto
Puritas et Scientia Latin motto
Letters, Science, Art slogan
We the Bold advertising slogan
Live Out Loud advertising slogan
Veritas vos liberabit
Hope
slogan “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute”
surface form: Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute
political slogan
Christus Nobis Factus Sapientia school motto
Somehow, someday, somewhere
surface form: "Somehow, someday, somewhere"
phrase
Animo et Fide Latin motto
Light and Law English-language motto
Sham No Varunah
Progress Through Knowledge educational motto
“The Sign of the Cat”
surface form: The Sign of the Cat
advertising slogan
Every Student Thrives (commonly cited motto)
surface form: Every Student Thrives
Sub Cruce Lumen Latin motto
Witness History slogan
“Dream More, Learn More, Care More, Be More” (associated with Dolly Parton’s literacy work)
surface form: "Dream More, Learn More, Care More, Be More"
slogan
Bastion of Liberty political motto
Nihil Sine Deo
Virtute et Veritate school motto
“The First and the Finest”
surface form: The First and the Finest
military motto
Bastion of Freedom slogan
We Come Unseen
Hear Me Roar! (official) house motto
Third in the East, First in the West