Internet Archive Book: Proverbs and Family Mottoes

Mottoes are a special variety of proverbs, and this book provides a good introduction to traditional family mottoes along with some other proverb collections: Proverbs and Family Mottoes with the Names of the Families by Whom They Are Adopted by James Allan Mair.

The English proverbs (both British and American, and also including Scottish and Irish) start on p. 21, proverbs from Shakespeare on p. 82, and proverbs from the Bible on p. 100. The family mottoes then begin on p. 106, and the mottoes use a variety of languages, including English, French, and Latin, with English translations for the mottoes that are not in English.

Maybe you will find your own family in the pages of this book!

Proverbs and Family Mottoes
with the Names of the Families
by Whom They Are Adopted
by James Allan Mair