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MISCHIEVOUS MOTTOES

hic ludus ad canes it
This school's going to the dogs

qui pecuniam habet, intret
Who pays gets in

labor liberat
Work makes you free (Haven't I heard that somewhere before?)

cave cenam
Beware of the dinner

ignavia convivia stultitia
Laziness, partying, stupidity (with apologies to the Derby School, Bury)

desunt multa
Many things are wanting

discipulus dormiens numquam titillandus
Never tickle a sleeping pupil

magna non perfecimus, sed multa prohibuimus
We didn't do much, but we stopped a lot (a town planner's boast)

risus semper redditur
A smile is always returned (Latin version by Kate Blacklock & GFH)