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grātia grātiam parit

grātia grātiam parit
Classical[ˈɡraː.ti.a ˈɡraː.ti.ãː ˈpa.rɪt]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡrat.t͡si.a ˈɡrat.t͡si.am ˈpaː.rit]

Meaning

  1. New Latinkindness results in kindness
    Gratificatio provocat benefactorem ad plura & majora beneficia: gratia gratiam parit.Showing kindness provokes a benefactor to further and greater favours: kindness begets kindness.1726, Adriaan van Cattenburgh, S. S. Theologiæ inter Remonstrantes Professoris, Spicilegium Theologiæ Christianæ Philippi a Limborch […], page 901:

Origins

Calque of Ancient Greek ἡ χάρις χάριν φέρει (hē kháris khárin phérei), from Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus 779.

Quick answers

What does grātia grātiam parit mean in Latin?
grātia grātiam parit, a proverb, means “kindness results in kindness”.
How do you pronounce grātia grātiam parit?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡraː.ti.a ˈɡraː.ti.ãː ˈpa.rɪt]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡrat.t͡si.a ˈɡrat.t͡si.am ˈpaː.rit].