piques himself on commendations

Spanish translation: vanagloriarse por las alabanzas de los demás

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English term or phrase:	piques himself on commendations
Spanish translation:	vanagloriarse por las alabanzas de los demás
Entered by:	Ana Juliá

13:56 Oct 19, 2004

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / Commentary on Proverbs (19th century)

English term or phrase: piques himself on commendations

If the praise conferred upon [the humble man] is not just, he will not think himself warranted to lay any stress upon it, for it is an evidence of pride when a man despises undeserved reproaches, and yet ***piques himself on commendations*** which are equally groundless, and therefore equally vain.

Ana Juliá KudoZ activity Questions: 3922 (none open) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 1027 Spain
Local time: 19:13

to pride oneself on

Explanation:
to pique oneself on = to pride oneself on, source: SOED

My Spanish is just a guess here, probably wrong: vanagloriarse por las alabanzas de los demás

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Klaus Hartmann
Local time: 19:13

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to pride oneself on

Klaus Hartmann

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to pride oneself on

Explanation:
to pique oneself on = to pride oneself on, source: SOED

My Spanish is just a guess here, probably wrong: vanagloriarse por las alabanzas de los demás

Klaus Hartmann
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

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