what is north carolina state motto
The North Carolina state motto is a Latin motto which in English means To be, rather than to seem. The Latin motto originates from a section in Cicero's On Friendship (De Amicitia, chapter 26). The North Carolina motto was adopted in 1893 which is rather late.
More Info... by email. wiseGEEK Slideshows. The state motto of North Carolina is a Latin phrase Esse quam videri which, translated into English, means To be, rather than to seem.. It was made the official state motto in 1893. North Carolina was one of the last of the original states to adopt a state motto.