Jun 1, 2007 · “Esse Quam Videri” means “to be rather than to seem.” Nearly every U.S. state has adopted a motto, generally in Latin. North Carolina's motto is ...

Dec 7, 2021 · However, 84 percent of North Carolinians thought the state motto was “First in flight,” which appears on most license plates. In New Hampshire, ...

North Carolina: We're Northier than South Carolina, Slogan ; Raise Up, Slogan ; Sweet as a glazed donut and cool as a smoky mountain breeze, Slogan ; The Land of ...

Jul 2, 2014 · The phrase is most commonly attributed to Cicero's essay “On Friendship,” though it has also been traced back to Aeschylus. Its adoption took ...

Oct 4, 2023 · From the 'coolest' to the foolish, the best and worst slogans for NC towns and counties · State motto: Esse ridiculum · Home: We live here.

Feb 21, 2016 · On February 21, 1893, the General Assembly adopted Esse Quam Videri as the official state motto. Translated from Latin, the phrase means “To ...

Sep 3, 2016 · North Carolina's Original Tourism Slogan, 1585. Part of Ralph Lane's letter containing the “Goodliest Soile under the Cope of Heaven.

"First in Freedom" is a slogan referring to the action of an assembly of representatives in colonial North Carolina that adopted a nonimportation agreement on 2 ...

Feb 8, 2018 · South Carolina State Motto “Dum Spiro Spero” (While I breathe, I hope) and “Animis Opibusque Parati” (Prepared in Mind and Resources) South ...