The noblest search is the search for excellence
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"The noblest search is the search for excellence" is the institutional motto expressing the educational ideals and aspirational values of Southwest Texas State Teachers College.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The noblest search is the search for excellence canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3641985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The noblest search is the search for excellence Context triple: [Southwest Texas State Teachers College, motto, The noblest search is the search for excellence]
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A.
Excellence Through Knowledge
Excellence Through Knowledge is the official motto of the New York State Police, emphasizing the importance of expertise and learning in effective law enforcement.
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B.
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" is an inspirational motto emphasizing perseverance, continuous pursuit of knowledge, and unwavering determination.
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C.
Excellence in Action
Excellence in Action is the official motto of Nanyang Technological University, encapsulating its emphasis on high performance, impact, and continuous improvement in education and research.
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D.
“Opportunity and Excellence”
“Opportunity and Excellence” is the official motto of Eastern Illinois University, expressing the institution’s commitment to providing access to education while promoting high academic and personal achievement.
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E.
What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
"What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence" is a memoir and business leadership book by billionaire investor Stephen A. Schwarzman, offering insights into his life, career, and principles for achieving success.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The noblest search is the search for excellence Target entity description: "The noblest search is the search for excellence" is the institutional motto expressing the educational ideals and aspirational values of Southwest Texas State Teachers College.
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A.
Excellence Through Knowledge
Excellence Through Knowledge is the official motto of the New York State Police, emphasizing the importance of expertise and learning in effective law enforcement.
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B.
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" is an inspirational motto emphasizing perseverance, continuous pursuit of knowledge, and unwavering determination.
-
C.
Excellence in Action
Excellence in Action is the official motto of Nanyang Technological University, encapsulating its emphasis on high performance, impact, and continuous improvement in education and research.
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D.
“Opportunity and Excellence”
“Opportunity and Excellence” is the official motto of Eastern Illinois University, expressing the institution’s commitment to providing access to education while promoting high academic and personal achievement.
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E.
What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
"What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence" is a memoir and business leadership book by billionaire investor Stephen A. Schwarzman, offering insights into his life, career, and principles for achieving success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English-language motto
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educational motto ⓘ institutional motto ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Southwest Texas State Teachers College identity ⓘ |
| expresses |
aspirational values
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educational ideals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | textual motto ⓘ |
| purpose |
to articulate institutional values
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to inspire students ⓘ |
| theme |
academic achievement
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excellence in education ⓘ personal improvement ⓘ |
| usedBy | Southwest Texas State Teachers College ⓘ |
| usedInContext | higher education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The noblest search is the search for excellence Description of subject: "The noblest search is the search for excellence" is the institutional motto expressing the educational ideals and aspirational values of Southwest Texas State Teachers College.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.