Repulsae Nescia

Repulsae Nescia is a Latin phrase meaning "ignorant of defeat" in English. The longer phrase from Horace, Virtus Repulsae Nescia, is often translated as "courage knows no defeat".

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 as: True Virtue never knows defeat: 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
 * Lasell College 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