honi soit qui mal y pense
Meaning
honi soit qui mal y pense
The motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter, still used in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
Synonyms: evil to him that evil thinks, shame be to him who thinks evil of it, shame to him who thinks ill of it
Examples
King Edward responded to the ensuing ridicule of the crowd by tying the garter around his own knee with the words honi soit qui mal y pense – shame on him who thinks ill of it.
The group's motto, 'honi soit qui mal y pense', or "Shamed be he who finds evil here," is written at the end of the poem.