Non incautus futuri

Non incautus futuri

Non incautus futuri is a motto meaning "Not Unmindful of the Future".[1]

The motto is used on the crest of Washington and Lee University, located in Lexington, Virginia. It is also the motto of the Lee family,[2] along with the name of the Futuri Society at Stratford Hall Plantation in Stratford, Virginia.[3]

The motto was officially adopted by Leesburg, Virginia in 1998.[4][5]

The quote on the Lee family crest was actually "Ne incautus futuri", though was changed to "Non incautus futuri", for whatever reason, but holds the same translation.

References

  1. ^ "Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group N" (in English). wordinfo.info. http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3475/5/?spage=2&letter=L. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  2. ^ "Lee Coat of Arms" (in English). familee.net. http://www.familee.net/crest.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  3. ^ Stratford Hall Plantation. "Futuri Society" (in English). http://www.stratfordhall.org/give/futuri.php. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  4. ^ "What's in a Phrase? For Leesburg, That Depends on the Motto" (in English). highbeam.com/The Washington Post. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-642590.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  5. ^ "With New Motto, Leesburg Is as Good as Its Words" (in English). highbeam.com/The Washington Post. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-660434.html. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 

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