North Carolina's state motto is "Esse Quam Videri." It's a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "to be rather than to see." The state bird of North Carolina sticks out amongst the rest.

North Carolina’s motto is a Latin phrase ... The General Assembly adopted it as our official state motto in 1893. Ever since ...

Esse quam videri. Popularized by the ancient Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero, who likely first read the Greek version from Plato and Aeschylus, the phrase means “to be rather ...

Esse quam videri, meaning “to be rather than to seem.” ...

Petey Pablo’s iconic 2001 hit “Raise Up” could soon become the official Hip-Hop anthem of North Carolina, thanks to a new bill filed by Democratic Senators on Tuesday (March 25). Hailing ...