Discworld Guild Mottos

The Discworld Companion contains neat illustrations and heraldic
descriptions of all the coats of arms of the various important
guilds and institutions in Ankh-Morpork. (Note: the Mappe also
shows a few, but is not complete. The Companion also gives the dog
Latin motto for each of them, but unfortunately Terry and Stephen
provide a translation in only a few cases. APF to the rescue. The
combined intellectual efforts of the Latinists on
alt.fan.pratchett (Dylan Wright deserves particular mention) were
put to the task, and we came up with the following list:

The Alchemist's Guild: OMNIS QVI CORVSCAT EST OR -- All That
Glitters Is Gold

The City of Ankh-Morpork: MERVS IN PECTVM ET IN AQVAM -- Pure In
Heart And In Water
QVANTI CANICVLA ILLA IN FENESTRA -- How Much Is That Doggy In The
Window?

The Assassin's Guild: NIL MORTIFII SINE LVCRE -- No Killing
Without Pay

The Beggar's Guild: MONETA SVPERVACANEA, MAGISTER -- Spare Change,
Guv'?

The Conjuror's Guild: NVNC ILLE EST MAGICVS -- Now *That's* Magic
(Catch-phrase of British magician Paul Daniels)

The Embalmer's Guild: FARCIMINI -- Stuff It!

The Engraver's Guild: NON QVOD MANEAT, SED QVOD ADIMIMVS -- Not
What Remains, But What We Take Away

The Fools' Guild (The Guild of Fools and Joculators and College of
Clowns): DICO, DICO, DICO -- I Say, I Say, I Say

The Gambler's Guild: EXCRETVS EX FORTVNA -- Shit Out Of Luck.
(_The Discworld Companion_: "Loosely speaking: 'Really out of
luck'")

The Klatchian Foreign Legion: OBLIVISCOR -- I forget

The Merchant's Guild: VILIS AD BIS PRETII -- Cheap At Twice The
Price

Mort, Duke of Sto Helit: NON TIMETIS MESSOR -- Don't Fear The
Reaper

The Musician's Guild: ID MVRMVRATIS, ID LVDAMVS -- You Hum It,
We'll Play It

The Patrician (Lord Havelock Vetinari): SI NON CONFECTVS NON
REFICIAT -- If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

The Plumber's Guild (Fully: The Guild of Plumbers and
Dunnikindivers): NON ANTE SEPTEM DIES PROXIMA, SQVIRI -- Not
Before Next Week, Squire

Lady Sybil Deirdre Olgivanna Ramkin: NON SVMET NVLLVS PRO RESPONSO
-- She Won't Take No For An Answer

Seamstresses' Guild: NIL VOLVPTI, SINE LVCRE -- No Pleasure
Without Pay

The Duke of Sto Helit (Mort's predecessor): FABER EST QVISQVE
FORTVNAE SVAE -- Every Man Is The Maker Of His Own Fortune

The Stripper's Guild: NVNQVAM VESTIMVS -- We Never Clothe

The Thieves' Guild: ACVTVS ID VERBERAT -- Whip it Quick

Unseen University: NVNC ID VIDES, NVNC NE VIDES -- Now You See it,
Now You Don't

The City Watch: FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC -- Make My Day, Punk
(_Guards!  Guards!_: "To Protect and Serve")


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