En: Masonic mottoes

Masonic mottoes

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"In imitation of the sentences appended to the Coats of Arms and seals of the Gilds and other societies, the Freemasons have for different branches of their Order mottoes, which are placed on their banners or put at the head of their documents, which are expressive of the character and design, either of the whole Order or of the particular branch to which the motto belongs."

Mackey’s Encyclopedia, p. 684.

• 1395 - Ancient Craft Masonry - Ordo ab Chao - Order out of Chaos
• 1472 - London Company of Freemasons - God is our Guide.
• 1677 - London Company of Masons - In Deo fiducia Vinces - In the Lord is all our Trust.
• 1717 - Premier Grand Lodge of Freemasons - In Deo fiducia Vinces - In the Lord is all our Trust.
• 1751 - Ancient Grand Lodge - Holiness to the Lord.
• 1740s - Mark Master - Lapis reprobatus caput anguli -[the] stone [which was] rejected [has become] the head[stone] of the corner [Acts 4:11].
• 1783 - Capitular Masonry - Kodesh Layehovah - Exodus 39:30 - Holiness to the Lord.
• 1780 - Templar Masonry - In hoc signo Vinces - By this sign thou shalt conquer.
• 1802 - Scottish Rite - Lux e tenebris - Light out of darkness.
• 1815 - UGLE coat of arms - Kodes la Adonai - Holiness to the Lord - [Exodus 28:36].
• Audi, Vide, Tace - "Audi, vide, tace, si vis vivere in pace" - Hear, see, be silent, if you would live in peace.
• 1855 - Scottish Rite, 14° - Virtus junxit, mors non separabit - Virtue has united, death shall not separate.
• Scottish Masonry 30° - Ne plus Ultra - Nothing more beyond.
• Scottish Masonry 32° - Spes mea in Deo est - My hope is in God.
• Scottish Masonry 33° - Deus meumque Jus - God and my right.
• A. & A. S. R. S. J. - Dieu et mon Droit - God and my right.
• 1865 - Order of the Red Cross - Magna est Veritas, et praevalabit - Great is truth, and it will prevail.
• Pulsanti Operietur - to him who knocks it shall be opened.
• G. O. D. (acronym) - Gomer, Oz, Dabar - Wisdom, Strength and Beauty.
• Bene agere et laetari - Do good cheerfully.

Further.

• From Mozart - Licet Tantum Illi Qui Perstat Ad Lucis Fontem Accedere - "Only the man who perseveres may approach the source of light".
• "In Hoc Signos Vinces" - "In His Name Conquer".
• Benevolentia Hominis Haud Metuo Fas - The Righteous Man hath no fear of the Law.
• Semper Alere Flammam - Always Feed the flame.
• Habentibus symbolum facilis est transitus - For those who own the symbol it is easy to pass over.(those who are master of the symbol, having interiorized it).
• Si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, be prepared to war.
• Veritas Odium Parit - Truth begets hatred.
• errata corrige - correct the mistakes.
• Pene, pene epe sunforris! - drink over the disgraces! (actually Greek)
• Deum fons et origo - God, the source and origin.
• Deus fons et origo - Deus is the subject, so in nominative, not in accusative.
• Noli foras ire, in interiori homine habitat veritas - Don't go outside, truth lies within yourself.
• Nomina numina Names are auspices - One's destiny is written in his Name.
• Notio bonum, visa olum." - "Seemed like a good idea at the time."
• "Amor Est Magis Cognitvus Quam Cognitio" - We Know things better by Love than by intellect.
• Solvitur Ambulando - It is solved by walking.
• Abs Patientia Veni Perfectio - With patience comes perfection.
• Konx Om Pax - which is GREEK - actually for "Light in Extention"...or "Khabs Am Pekht", which in the Egyptian language means roughly "Light in extension" or ""Light rushing out in a single ray".
• Non Nobis, Domine - Not unto us, Lord.
• perit ut vivat - He Dies in Order to Live.
• V.I.T.R.I.O.L. (Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificandoque Invenies Occultum Lapidem). "By Visiting the Inside Earth, and Rectifying it, you will find the Hidden Stone"
• Veritas vos liberabit - The truth will set you free.
• Lux et veritas - Light and truth.
• Ex tenebris lux - Out of darkness, light.
• Sit lux, et fuit lux - Let there be light, and there was light
• Ordo ab chao - Order from chaos.
• Laborare est orare - To labor is to pray.
• Lux e tenebris - Light from darkness.
• Noli irritare leones - Do not irritate the Lion.
• flamma fumo est proxima - "where there is fire, there is smoke" (literally: fire is close to smoke").
• Non scholae sed vitae discimus - We learn not for school but for life.
• Deum fons et origo - God, the source and origin.
• veritas vos liberabit - The truth will set you free.
• Fiat Lux - Let There be light
• "Si Opus Quadratum vis, angulos praecidere noli..." -(If you want Square Work, you don't cut corners...)
• Virtus Junkxit Mors Non Separabit - Whom Virtue Unites, Death will not separate.
• Nil Illegitimus Carbourundum - Don't let the Bastards get you down.
• audaces fortuna iuvat - fortune favours the bold.
• cogito ergo sum - I think, therefore I exist.
• docendo discimus - teach in order to learn.
• facta non verba - deeds, not words.
• Carpe Diem - Seize the Day!
• Nil nisi clavis deest - Nothing is wanting but the Key.
• Si talia jungere possis sit tibi scire satis - "If thou canst comprehend these things, thou knowest enough".
• invenimus cultor dei civis mundi - "We have found the worship of God, O citizen of the world."
• Donatus lucem ad fratres - Giving light to brethren or Light given to brethren.
• Vide Aude Tace - See, Dare, Be Silent.
• Vide Audi Tace - See, Hear, Be Silent.
• Paternus Deus, Humana Fraternitas - Fatherhood of God, Brotherhood of Man.
• Sine Nomine - Without Name.
• Labore et honore, Labor and honor.

Links

• Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/history/masonic_mottoes.html
• The Master’s Jewel http://www.mastersjewel.com/masons/latin.html
• Masonic Dictionary http://www.masonicdictionary.com/lux.html