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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-01-08 08:56 PM
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What does our motto mean?
Motto: "Esse quam videri" (To be, rather than to seem)
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dweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-01-08 09:38 PM
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1. to be
rather than to seem to be.

actual, not posing.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-02-08 09:31 AM
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2. To be genuine, not fake
As state mottos go, I think it's one of the better ones. It's not pretentious.
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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-02-08 10:45 AM
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3. Thanks I now understand.
I sometimes have days of stupidity.
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