Photograph, undated

Historical information

The Wesley College motto, Sapere Aude, appeared in the first College Prospectus of 1866. The words occur in the Epistles of Horace (I.ii.40): ‘Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet. Sapere aude: Incipe’ or ‘Well begun is half done. Dare to be wise: make a beginning.’

Physical description

B & W exterior view of Wesley College Prahran. The image shows the wrought iron school gate with badge "Sapere Aude" - Dare to be Wise.

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