Esse quam videri is a Latin phrase meaning "To be, rather than to seem". It has been used as motto by a number of different groups. Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ...

History

Esse quam videri is found in Cicero's essay "On Friendship" ("De amicitia", chapter 98). "Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse quam videri volunt" (Many are not so endowed with virtue as they wish to seem). For other uses, see Cicero (disambiguation). ...

Just a few years after Cicero, Sallust used the phrase in his Bellum Catilinae (54.6), writing that Cato the Younger "esse quam videri bonus malebat" (He preferred to be good rather than to seem so). Gaius Sallustius Crispus, simply known as Sallust, (86-34 BC). ... Marcus Porcius Catō Uticensis (95 BC–46 BC), known as Cato the Younger (Cato Minor) to distinguish him from his great-grandfather Cato the Elder), was a politician and statesman in the late Roman Republic, and a follower of the Stoic philosophy. ...

Previous to both Romans, Aeschylus used a similar phrase in Seven Against Thebes at line 592, at which the scout (angelos) says of the seer/priest Amphiaraos: "ou gar dokein aristos, all' enai thelei" (his resolve is not to seem the best but in fact to be the best). Plato quoted this line in Republic (361b). This article is about the ancient Greek playwright. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Επτά επί Θήβας The Seven Against Thebes is a mythic narrative that finds its classic statement in the play by Aeschylus (467 BCE) concerning the battle between the Seven led by Polynices and the army of Thebes headed by Eteocles and his supporters, traditional Theban... In Greek mythology, Amphiaraus, or Amphiaraos (doubly-cursed) was the son of Oicles and husband of Eriphyle. ... For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation). ... The Republic (Greek: ) is an influential work of philosophy and political theory by the Greek philosopher Plato, written in approximately 360 BC. It is written in the format of a Socratic dialogue. ...

Usage as a motto

North Carolina

Great Seal of North Carolina with the state motto esse quam videri.

Esse quam videri is the state motto of North Carolina, adopted in 1893. State seal of North Carolina. ... State seal of North Carolina. ... Here is a list of state mottos for the states of the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (900 km)  - % water 9. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

It is unusual that until the act of 1893 the sovereign state of North Carolina had no motto since its declaration of independence. It was one of the few states which did not have a motto and the only one of the original thirteen without one.

The state motto has also been adopted by the Virginia class submarine USS North Carolina (SSN-777). The Virginia class (or SSN-774 class) of attack submarines are the first U.S. subs to be designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions around the world. ... USS North Carolina (SSN-777), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 12th state. ...

Schools

Esse quam videri is (or was) the motto of several schools around the world including;

• Academy of the Holy Names Tampa, Florida
• Albert Academy Freetown, Sierra Leone
• S. Anselms Preparatory School Bakewell, England
• Appalachian State University (1899) Boone, North Carolina, USA
• Ashville College (1877) Harrogate, England
• Berklee College of Music Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Brigham Young University Men's Chorus, Provo, Utah, USA
• Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
• Clifton House Preparatory School Harrogate, England
• Colyton Grammar School (1546) Colyford, England
• Columbia College Chicago (1890) Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Connells Point Public School [1], Sydney, Australia.
• Cranbrook School Sydney (1918), Sydney, Australia.
• Darwin High School [2], Darwin, Australia
• The Episcopal Academy Merion, Pennsylvania, USA
• The Forest School Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire, UK
• Garrison Forest School for Girls (1910) Owings Mills, Maryland, USA
• The Hermitage School (1906), Geelong, Australia which has subsequently become that of The Hermitage House, Geelong Grammar School.
• Hampden DuBose Academy, Zellwood, Florida, USA
• Highsted Grammar School, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
• Instituto Metodista Bennett [3] (1888) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• KIPP Houston High School, Houston, Texas, USA
• Kutama College Norton, Zimbabwe
• Moravian Academy Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA current motto is "mind, body, spirit"
• North Adelaide Primary School, (1877), Adelaide, Australia.
• Rhodesway School, (1958), Bradford, UK
• Rockridge Secondary School, West Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK
• Salisbury School, Salisbury, Connecticut, USA
• St Malachy's Memorial High School (http://stm.nbed.nb.ca/) in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
• Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut, USA.
• Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy [4], (1999-Present), Rutherford County, NC
• Trevecca Nazarene University [5], (1901-Present), Nashville, TN
• Truro School [6], (1880-Present), Truro, Cornwall, UK
• The Boys' Latin School of Maryland (1844), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• Villa Devoto School [7] (1908) Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Wavell State High School Brisbane, Australia
• The Hemel Hempstead School [8] (1931) Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
• St Audries School, West Quantoxhead, Taunton, Somerset, England (since closed and now a hotel)
• Wyomissing Area School District [9], Wyomissing, PA, USA
• Yeovil School [10], Yeovil, Somerset, UK
• Magee Secondary School, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Queens College Boys High, Queenstown, South Africa

Academy of the Holy Names is a name shared by several Catholic schools in the United States: Academy of the Holy Names, Albany, New York (founded 1884) girls pre-K–12 prep school Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa, Florida (founded in 1881) co-educational elementary school and girls high... The Albert Academy (AA) is a secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. ... Appalachian State University is a public university located in Boone, North Carolina and the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system. ... Ashville College was founded in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, as a Methodist boarding school in 1877 Categories: University stubs ... , Harrogate is a large town in North Yorkshire, England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ... Colyton Grammar School (commonly abbreviated to CGS) is a co-educational grammar school located in the small town of Colyford in East Devon and teaches students from years 7 to 13 (ages 11 to 18). ... Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (140,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Connells Point Public School is an Australian school, which caters for grades K-6 and is situated in Connells Point, New South Wales, Sydney. ... Cranbrook School is located in Bellevue Hill in Sydney, Australia. ... Central Darwin, circa 1986 Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, and is a city of 109,419 people (2001 census) on Australias far north-western coastline. ... The Episcopal Academy is a private, co-educational school for grades pre-k through 12. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Forest School or Forrest School may refer to: Forest School (Horsham) — Horsham, West Sussex Forest School (Walthamstow) — London, England Forrest School (Tennessee) — Chapel Hill, Tennessee Forest School (Winnersh) — Wokingham, Berkshire Categories: | ... The school badge and motto - Esse quam videri The Hermitage, Newtown, Victoria Hermitage girls and GGS boys in the Quad at GGS Corio, 1970 Church of England Girls Grammar School, The Hermitage, Geelong was founded in 1906. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... Geelong Church of England Grammar School is an Anglican co-educational boarding and day-boarding Public School. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... Classrooms and Administration Block of Kutama College, 1995. ... Moravian Academy, located in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the United States, is a prekindergarten through 12th grade coeducational college preparatory school. ... Location in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country State Counties Lehigh and Northampton Founded 1741 Government  - Mayor John B. Callahan Area  - City  19. ... Rockridge Secondary School is a five-year secondary school located in West Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Affiliations 1994 Group University of London ACU AMBA Website http://www. ... Salisbury School is an all-boys, private college-preparatory school founded in 1901 and located in Salisbury, Connecticut. ... Saint John[3] is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ... Suffield Academy is a coeducational preparatory school located in Suffield, Connecticut, USA. It was founded in 1833 and is currently led by Headmaster Charles Cahn III. // According to Suffield, in the school year starting in 2006, 400 students attend the academy, with two-thirds matriculating as boarding students and boys... Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. ... Trevecca Nazarene University is a liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Truro School is a mixed independent school in the city of Truro, Cornwall. ... The Hemel Hempstead School is a specialised performing arts secondary school located in the town of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. ... West Quantoxhead is a small village on the A39 in West Somerset, 2½ miles from Williton and equidistant between Bridgwater and Taunton. ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... Magee Secondary School. ...

Sororities

"Esse Quam Videri" is also the motto of the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority [11], founded in 1917 at New York University Law School. This article is about the social sorority. ... The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ... The New York University School of Law (or simply NYU Law) is one of eight law schools in New York City. ...

"Esse Quam Videri" is also the motto of the Lambda Kappa Sigma sorority [12], founded in 1913 at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. ΛKΣ (Lambda Kappa Sigma) headquartered in Muskego, Wisconsin is an international pharmacy fraternity founded in 1913 by Ethel J. Heath and eight other female students at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. ... The terms fraternity and sorority (from the Latin words and , meaning brother and sister respectively) may be used to describe many social and charitable organizations, for example the Lions Club, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Rotary International, Optimist International, or the Shriners. ...

Families

Esse quam videri is the motto used on the coats of arms of the following families: Bowen, Breamore, Brownlow, Cambria, Croft, Dickinson, Hannum, Manning, Sibley, and Thurston. A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Bowen may refer to: // As a surname, originating from the Welsh, ap Owen (son of Owen), Bowen may refer to: Albert E. Bowen (1875–1953), of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Andrea Bowen (1990–), an actress Bruce Bowen (1971–), a professional basketball player Catherine Drinker Bowen... Breamore is a village in Hampshire, United Kingdom, close to Fordingbridge. ... Brownlow may refer to: In Australian Rules football Brownlow Medal, also known as the Charles Brownlow Trophy, awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football league Charles Chas Brownlow, after whom the award is named People Baron Brownlow Kevin Brownlow Walter P. Brownlow Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd... Cambria is a latinised form of Cymru, which is the Welsh name for Wales. ... Croft is the name of several places in the United Kingdom: Croft, Cheshire, England (in the unitary authority of Warrington) Croft, Leicestershire, England Croft, Lincolnshire, England Croft, Pembrokeshire, Wales Croft, North Yorkshire, England Croft, Herefordshire, England A croft is also a farmhouse plus agricultural land in Scotland and most of... Dickinson refers to: Persons named Dickinson Last name Dickinson Angie Dickinson (1931–), American television and film actress Brian Dickinson (1961–), Canadian pianist Bruce Dickinson (1958–), English heavy metal musician Daniel S. Dickinson (1800–1866), American politician, senator from New York (1844–1851) David Dickinson (1941–), British antiques expert and game... Manning may refer to any of the following: Places: Manning, Iowa, USA Manning, South Carolina, USA Manning, Western Australia Manning, Alberta, Canada Manning, Upper Austria Manning River in Australia People: Archie Manning, American football player Bernard Manning, British working class comedian Danny Manning, a former National Basketball Association player Darren... Sibley may refer to: Charles Sibley Henry Hastings Sibley, 1st Governor of Minnesota Henry Hopkins Sibley, a confederate general Sibley, Iowa Sibley, North Dakota Sibley, Missouri Sibley, Illinois Sibley, Louisiana Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy Sibley County, Minnesota This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Thurston may refer to: Thurston County, Washington Thurston, Ohio Thurston, New York Thurston, Nebraska Thurston, Moore William Thurston William Thurston Howard Thurston, an American magician. ...

It was also the motto used within the Brockman coat of arms circa 1700. The Brockman surname is not common, but has spread to several countries around the world. ...