sapere aude

American  

[suh-per-ay au-day, sah-per-ay au-day] / səˈpɛr eɪ ˈaʊ deɪ, ˈsɑ pər eɪ ˈaʊ deɪ /

phrase

1. dare to know; to think for oneself or seek understanding through reason.

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Example Sentences

His research is supported by the Independent Research Fund Denmark through a Sapere Aude project.

From Science Daily

It was the “stay woke” of its day: Sapere aude, “dare to know,” a Latin motto that Immanuel Kant raised to a moral command.

From New York Times

Feb. 25 "Back to 15" "Merlí. Sapere Aude" "Restless" "Tyler Perry's A Madea Homecoming"

From Salon

Above the entrance to Manchester Grammar School lies a coat of arms and a Latin inscription: “Sapere Aude”.

From The Guardian

The entire tendency of his studies was to make himself wiser and better; and to have his intention more constantly before his eyes, he had all his books inscribed with these words, Sapere aude; "Dare to be wise."

From Project Gutenberg