Nullius in verba Nullius in verba The Royal Society website explains the motto thus: It is an expression of the determination of Fellows to withstand the domination of authority and to verify all statements by an appeal to facts determined by experiment. The phrase came from Horace's "Epistle" to his benefactor Maecenas, where he claims not to be devoted to any particular sect but is rather an eclectic by nature. These are the words, forming two hexameters in the original context: The minor planet known as 11059 Nulliusinverba in the asteroid belt is named after the expression. The phrase is also widely used
Verba Maximus by English Language Activities Society (ELAS), Journal Club and Hindi Tarang, which are student organisations at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. The first edition of the fest took place in 2011, less than three years after the campus became fully operational. Verba Maximus 2016 (VM16) was held on 30th and 31 January 2016. VM16 had events like "Yin Yang" (writing two sides of the same story), "Words of a Feather" (weaving a story around words that are announced one at a time), "Picture Perspective" (writing stories around a picture shown), apart from the regular events lit-quiz, group discussion and debate. Harimohan