[In recent years there has been increased scholarly interest in the French poet Maurice Sceve (ca. 1500-1560) and especially in his Delie, object de plus haulte vertu, a love sequence of 449 dizains. In this study we have chosen to draw attention to Sceve's motto "SOVFFRIR NON SOVFFRIR," which until now has seldom been the focus of research. Sceve, instead of signing his full name in the Delie and his other major works, employed at least three different mottoes to identify himself. The poet, known for his careful and precise choice of words, must have given some thought to the motto which appears at the beginning and conclusion of editions known to have been published during his lifetime.]