Spectemur Agendo
Spectemur Agendo is a Latin motto which means something like “We should be judged by our deeds”.
proof
The aphorism originally appears in Book XIII of Ovid's Metamorphoses , where it can be attributed to the hero Aias :
“Denique [...] spectemur agendo!”
"Ultimately [...] we should be recognized by our actions!"
- Ovid : Book XIII of the Metamorphoses
(Free translation into German.)
Occurrence in Germany
- The family motto of the Barons von Hammerstein .
- The motto of a German Masonic Lodge in Düsseldorf.
Another occurrence
Furthermore, Spectemur Agendo is the motto of some English, Scottish and Irish families and institutions.