I hated school in Germany. It was all about bullying me or the teachers. I changed schools so often. They never had mottos. Pupils were rarely keen on learning anything. They were rather trying their best to get rid of the teacher.
I was going to say at the time, but forgot until just now when I'm checking what's falling off the end of my Friends page: I don't actually remember what it was, it's twenty years ago now, and it's not on the school's web page either.
But I should have remembered to check the Wikipedia entry. "Mutare vel timere sperno" (I scorn to change or to fear). Reading the other comments has reminded me that I have a book with a plate in the front, and it's on there too. I don't remember my attention ever having been drawn to the school motto.
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