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esse quam videri

[ es-se kwahm wi-de-ree; English es-ee kwam vi-dair-ahy ]

Latin.
  1. to be rather than to seem: motto of North Carolina.


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“Esse quam videri,” Celia says.

Tonya Council, a Chapel Hill, N.C., baker who happens to be a granddaughter of the late culinary legend Mama Dip, was struck by the contrast between all the public statements and list-making versus North Carolina’s state motto: “Esse quam videri,” Latin for “to be rather than to seem.”

The House voted 95-14 on Thursday for the mandate for “In God We Trust” and the North Carolina motto, which is “Esse Quam Videri” in Latin, or “To Be Rather Than To Seem” in English.

The House voted 95-14 on Thursday for the mandate for “In God We Trust” and the North Carolina motto, which is “Esse Quam Videri” in Latin, or “To Be Rather Than To Seem” in English.

His sayings are repeated year after year, including North Carolina's state motto, "Esse quam videri," or "To be, rather than to seem."

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