South Carolina Motto Blog

For the South Carolina motto, it says Dum spiro, spero. This means "While I breath, I hope". South Carolina actually has two mottos, but this one was the second of the two. The motto is on their state seal, along with the other one. The state seal has two circles, with each of the mottos on the outside of it. On the inside of the second circle, it depicts the Roman Goddess Spes. She was the goddess of hope. The original seal had a back and a front. They eventually changed it to make it one side. I think this motto fits well for South Carolina because it describes the art on the seal. The seal shows a tiny island with only a person. I think it describes hope. Thank you, Joe Giles


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South Carolina State Seal and South Carolina State Mottos