Motto of Harvard University

The earliest motto of Harvard University is Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae, which in English is "Truth for Christ and the Church", which means "the pursuit of truth in the sense of Christianity and the church."

Later, as Harvard became secularized and broke away from religion, this sentence was naturally simplified into one word - Veritas. This word is often translated as "truth". It not only means "truth", but also means "truth" and "truth".

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Introduction to Harvard University’s motto incident

Although Harvard University’s motto does exist, there are 20 stories about the Harvard Library that are widely circulated in China. This school motto is false, and the Harvard University Library has refuted the rumor through various channels. On December 14, 2009, someone sent an email to the email address provided on the official website of the Harvard University Library, asking whether the Harvard Library had such "motivations" or "aphorisms."

Deborah Kelley Milburn, a researcher at the Harvard University Library, responded, saying that many people have asked them about this issue. He personally believes that this is an urban legend circulating on the Internet. There is no such slogan in any Harvard University library.

After that, I once again asked the Harvard University Library via email to verify whether the Harvard motto is Veritas in Latin, which means truth. The other party responded in the affirmative and sent a scanned document attachment in the reply. You can learn from the attachment: Harvard's motto is "Truth", which comes from the Harvard Debate Collection around 1640.

In December 2013, the librarian of Harvard University also responded to the message: "The motto of Harvard University has been widely circulated on the Internet, especially in China, but I can prove that any wall of Harvard University There is no such thing as a school motto.”

This reply also quoted a report from the Wall Street Journal on November 15, 2012, saying that the new generation of Chinese students’ inspiration for the so-called school motto only came from a story about Harvard. scam.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Harvard School Motto