| A | B |
| Audēmus iūra nostra dēfendĕre (Alabama) | We dare defend our rights |
| Dītat Deus. (Arizona) | God enriches. |
| Rēgnat populus. (Arkansas) | The people rule. |
| Nīl sine nūmine. (Colorado) | Nothing without the Deity. |
| Quī trānstulit sustinet. (Connecticut) | He who transplanted [true faith] sustains [us]. |
| Estō perpetua. (Idaho) | May she endure forever. |
| Ad astra per aspera. (Kansas) | To the stars through difficulties. |
| Dīrigō. (Maine) | I direct. |
| Scūtō bonae voluntātis corōnāstī nōs. (Maryland) | With the shield of Thy goodwill Thou has covered (crowned) us. |
| Ēnse petit placidam sub lībertāte quiētem. (Massachusetts) | With the sword she seeks peace under liberty. |
| Sī quaeris pēnīnsulam amoenam, circumspice. (Michigan) | If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you. |
| Virtūte et armīs. (Mississippi) | By valor and arms. |
| Solūs populī suprēma lēx estō. (Missouri) | Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law. |
| Crēscit eundō. (New Mexico) | It grows as it goes. |
| Excelsior. (New York) | Higher. |
| Esse quam vidērī. (North Carolina) | To be rather than to seem. |
| Labor omnia vincit. (Oklahoma) | Effort conquers all. |
| Ālīs volat propriīs. (Oregon) | She flies with her own wings. |
| Animīs opibusque parātī. (South Carolina) | Ready in mind and resources. |
| Sīc semper tyrannīs. (Virginia) | Thus ever to tyrants. |
| Montānī semper līberī. (West Virginia) | Mountaineers (are) always free. |
| Cēdant arma togae. (Wyoming) | Let arms yield to the toga. |
| Ē plūribus ūnum (U.S.A.) | One out of many |
| Semper Parātus (Coast Guard) | Always ready |
| Semper fidēlēs (Marines) | Always loyal |
| Quī prō jūstitiā sequitur. (Dept. of Justice) | He who pursues on Lady Justice's behalf |
| A Mare usque ad mare (Canada) | From sea to sea |