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Repulsae Nescia

Latin motto

Summary

Latin motto

History

It is found in Horace: Odes, III., 2, 17. The following passage:Virtus repulsae nescia sordidae

Intaminatis fulget honoribus, Nec sumit aut ponit securis Arbitrio popularis aurae.was translated by Conington{{cite book

Her robes she keeps unsullied still; Nor take, nor quits, her curule seat, To please a people's veering will.

Usage as a motto

  • Rockport School in Craigavad, Holywood, N. Ireland, founded 1906
  • Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, founded 1854 (formerly)
  • Lasell University in Newton, Massachusetts, founded 1851
  • Gisborne Boys' High School in Gisborne, New Zealand, founded 1909
  • Gisborne Girls' High School in Gisborne, New Zealand, founded 1956

References

References

  1. [http://www.lasell.edu/Campus-Life/Activities-and-Involvement/Lasell-Traditions-and-Events.html Lasell College: Traditions]
  2. "Horace: Odes III".
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