List of sundial mottos

Many sundials bear a motto[a] to reflect the sentiments of its maker or owner.

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A sundial on a gravestone in Kilbirnie Auld Kirk , Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland. The motto at top reads,
"Life is but a passing shadow, the shadow of a bird on the wing."
Martial 's Pereunt et Imputantur on St Buryan's parish church , Cornwall
Horace 's Umbra Sumus on Brick Lane Mosque , London
Horace's Dona præsentis cape lætus horæ ac linque severe on the Villa Vizcaya , Miami, Florida
Vita in motu on one of the sundials (right) at Houghton Hall , Norfolk, England