Motto
The Society's motto, Nullius in verba, is Latin for "Take nobody's word for it". It was adopted to signify the Fellows' determination to establish facts via experiments and comes from Horace's Epistles, where he compares himself to a gladiator who, having retired, is free from control.
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“My motto is: “Lord I disbelieve—help thou my unbelief.””
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)
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