In addition, our programmes are formulated to advance humanity in all spheres of life, and geared towards supporting communities in achieving the SDGs, especially in developing countries. We believe the world has much to offer the earth’s citizens, in terms of ideas, individual skills and resources to transform lives.

To advance our activities, we accept donations, partnerships, and volunteering from individuals and other organisations willing to support any of our programmes or specific projects.Īt Esse Quam, we aware that everyone staff, volunteers, partners, and anyone we come into contact with, is unique in their own special way. Esse Quam Videri Lyrics: Faster than the earth is turning / Looking up my eyes are burning / At night alone Im walking / Black cat clever stalking / In the grotto impatient waiting / Before long. Our conviction is that, the only way to see change is to initiate it, and be part of the process. We do this by engaging in charity based and entrepreneurial initiatives. Attention International Consumers: We are experiencing difficulty with our First Class Mail options. 'What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.Established in November 2021, Esse Quam Videri, by our credo, “to be, rather than to seem to be” aims at building a better, fairer and more sustainable world in the areas of General wellbeing, Economic empowerment, the Environment and Technological Advancements.

In Ciceros essay Friendship, he wrote the first reference. Just a few years after Cicero, Sallust in his Bellum Catilinae (54.6), wrote that Cato the Younger esse quam. North Carolinas state motto is Esse Quam Videri, which means to be rather than to appear. Few are those who wish to be endowed with virtue rather than to seem so. Some loose English translations of the motto could be 'walk the walk,' 'practice what you preach,' or even simply 'embody your words.' Only someone who is fully honest with themselves and others and embraces their true character has the power to affect the world around them. The phrase esse quam videri is from Cicero’s essay On Friendship (Laelius de Amicitia, ch 98): Virtute enim ipsa non tam multi praediti esse quam videri volunt. I tell them that no matter where the winds blow them, they will always have a tie to North Carolina. North Carolina is the state where my sons were born. If you feel that your natural state of being is not up to your own standards, this phrase can serve as encouragement to grow into the person that you want to be. Esse Quam Videri is the motto of this state I call home. This is living history, giving, friendship, community and stewardship. Share Tweet Un uomo potrà sempre dirsi ricco se qualcuno un giorno disegnerà la storia delle sue gesta, affinché vengano ricordate. This motto is a call to live out life as your true self, rather than create a mask to hide behind, and to define your character by shaping and showing your fundamental nature. Quite a long trip through the history of NC. Many wear disguises we have all learned at some point. Review: Lesson 1 - Tudes Matthew 5:1-16 Lesson 2 - Jesus The Law & Prophets: Matthew 5:17-48 Lesson 3 - Disciples Devotion: Prayer Matthew 6:5-15 Introduction: The Latin phrase I have named this lesson, Esse quam videri ( e-s-kwäm-wi-d-r ) means to be rather than to seem. In 1893 the North Carolina General Assembly adopted the Latin words Esse Quam Videri as the state motto and directed that these words be placed with the. That North Carolina was the last of the original 13 colonies to come up with a state motto is only further testimony of our tenacity, right down to the words on our flag. Hand-crafted from start to finish, this stamped coin features the Latin phrase ESSE QUAM VIDERI, which means “To be, rather than to seem.”ĮSSE QUAM VIDERI is the state motto of our neighbor, North Carolina, and the phrase originated with Cicero's essay 'Friendship.' The English word 'essence' comes from the Latin root ESSE and describes something's intrinsic nature that determines its character. Esse quam videri was adopted as the state motto in 1893.