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''ラテン語:Non nobis solum'' ((英語:not for ourselves alone)) is a Latin motto. A common variation is ''ラテン語:non nobis, sed omnibus'' ("not for us, but for everyone") and ''ラテン語:non nobis solum, sed omnibus''. It means that people should contribute to the general greater good of humanity, apart from their own interests. The motto is derived from a sentence in Cicero's most influential philosophical work, his treatise ''On Duties'' (Latin: ''De Officiis''). In full, Cicero writes, "''ラテン語:non nobis solum nati sumus ortusque nostri partem patria vindicat, partem amici''" ("Not for us alone are we born; our country, our friends, have a share in us"; ''De Officiis'', 1:22). The sentence, as Cicero himself says, is a literal translation of a sentiment from Plato's ''Letter to Archytas''.〔Ps.-Plato, Epistle 9.358a〕 In the context of the passage, the sentence means that "humans have been created for the sake of others of their kind, indeed, to benefit each other as much as possible". Cicero associates this concept with the Stoic ideal of cosmopolitanism, according to which all men have a natural kinship with all other men and need to "contribute to the general good by an interchange of acts of kindness (''officia''), by giving and receiving."〔''De officiis'' 1.22, transl. Walter Miller, 1913〕 The motto is used by numerous organisations, including the United States Army 1st Maintenance Company and schools including Massanutten Academy, Lower Canada College, University College, Durham, University of Victoria's St. Joseph School of Nursing and Willamette University. It is also the motto of the Baron Haden-Guest and as such appears in the Baron's coat of arms. ==See also== *Non nobis *Solidarity *Ubuntu (philosophy) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Non nobis solum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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