Map of Mottos – 12/15/18

“The Star of the North”…”She Flies With Her Own Wings”…”It Grows As It Goes”…”To Be, Rather Than To Seem.” These are not Shakespearean quotes, but rather just a sampling of state mottos. A motto (derived from the Latin muttum, ‘mutter’, by way of Italian motto, ‘word’, ‘sentence’) is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group or organization. (Source: Wikipedia.com) Every state in our great union has it’s own unique motto, and as you might expect, someone put them all on a map! Click here to view this lovely illustrated map and explore the interesting range of state mottos.