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Latin	English
laus	praise, glory, fame
gloria, laus	fame
gloria, laus	glory
id facere laus est quod decet, non quod licet	he is deserving of praise who considers not what he may do, but what it becomes him to do (Seneca)
illa laus est, magno in genere et in divitiis maximis, liberos hominem educare, generi monumentum et sibi	it is a merit in a man of high birth and large fortune to train up his children so as to be a credit to his family and himself (Plautus)
inertis est nescire, quid liceat sibi. Id facere, laus est, quod decet; non, quod licet	it is the act of the indolent not to know what he may lawfully do. It is praiseworthy to do what is becoming, and not merely what is lawful (Seneca)
laudari a viro laudato maxima est laus	to be praised by a man himself deserving of praise is the greatest possible praise
laudatio, laus	praise
Laus Deo	Praise be to God
laus est facere quod decet, non quod licet	it is doing what we ought to do, and not merely doing what we may do, that is the ground of praise
laus in ore proprio vilescit	the praise one bestows upon oneself is of little value
laus in proprio ore sordescit	self-praise is offensive
laus magna natis obsequi parentibus	great praise is the reward of children who respect the wishes of their parents (Phædrus)
laus propria sordet	self-praise is base
laus vera et humili sæpe contingit viro; non nisi potenti falsa	true praise is often the lot of him who is humble; false praise reaches none but the powerful (Seneca)

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