Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
alimenta de su propio veneno
English translation:
feeds on its own poison
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patinba
Jan 22, 2010 14:08
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
alimenta de su propio veneno
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Philosophy
history
Sin embargo, el progresismo se alimenta de su propio veneno. En Lecciones sobre la Filosofía de la Historia publicadas en 1830 escribe Hegel: “La contemplación objetiva de las desgracias que han experimentado las más nobles naciones y comunidades, ..., resulta, sin exageración retórica, un cuadro de lo más pavoroso, que suscita emociones de la más profunda y desesperanzada tristeza, no compensadas por resultado confortador alguno ... Pero aún cuando consideremos la Historia como el ara sobre el cual ha sido sacrificada la dicha de los pueblos, ..., necesariamente surge una pregunta
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Feb 5, 2010 12:16: patinba Created KOG entry
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feeds on its own poison
This is the English saying. See examples:
The History of Rome - Resultado de la Búsqueda de libros de Google
de Theodor Mommsen - 2009 - History - 588 páginas
... with that gnawing spirit of vengeance in his heart, which feeds on its own poison. It was true of him also, as of the new burgesses and the excluded; ...
books.google.com.ar/books?isbn=0559074395...
Jealousy Is A Normal Emotion . - [ Traducir esta página ]
... wise it festers sullenly In the dark underground of the mind, and feeds on its own poison. A child, of course, cannot be permitted to hurt its younger . ...
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19571111&id...
Full text of "A history of Rome"
... but despised by his enemies, with that gnawing spirit of vengeance in his heart which feeds on its own poison. Mommsen. I. c. vol. iii, p. 268 ff. ...
www.archive.org/stream/.../historyofrome00leigiala_djvu.txt
The History of Rome - Resultado de la Búsqueda de libros de Google
de Theodor Mommsen - 2009 - History - 588 páginas
... with that gnawing spirit of vengeance in his heart, which feeds on its own poison. It was true of him also, as of the new burgesses and the excluded; ...
books.google.com.ar/books?isbn=0559074395...
Jealousy Is A Normal Emotion . - [ Traducir esta página ]
... wise it festers sullenly In the dark underground of the mind, and feeds on its own poison. A child, of course, cannot be permitted to hurt its younger . ...
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19571111&id...
Full text of "A history of Rome"
... but despised by his enemies, with that gnawing spirit of vengeance in his heart which feeds on its own poison. Mommsen. I. c. vol. iii, p. 268 ff. ...
www.archive.org/stream/.../historyofrome00leigiala_djvu.txt
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David Ronder
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Bubo Coroman (X)
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poisons itself
After Googling "feeds off/on its own poison" without results, I checked "poisons itself" and found many more examples: If your cat has a poisonous substance on its skin or coat, wash it off before your cat licks the substance off and poisons itself. ...
stason.org/.../021-Poisons-incl-plants-food-household-chemicals.html - En caché;
stason.org/.../021-Poisons-incl-plants-food-household-chemicals.html - En caché;
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
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English
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK, Irish) 
, Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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fell victim to its own venom
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Nick Robinson
: Sounds very natural and appropriate in the target language. I like it.
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Thanks, Nick.
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Aradai Pardo Martínez
Mexico
Mexico
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Mexico
Postgraduate degree in Translation
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American)
Works in: Swedish to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish, and 1 more.
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grows stronger by means of its own venom
Para mí la interpretación se inclina más hacia algo que hace que el progresismo crezca y se vuelva más poderoso (alimentar vs. envenenar), pero creo que depende del contexto previo
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feeds on his own poison
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fueled by its own venom
on the strength of a native speaker reading it my way...
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Luis Javier Otoya
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
thrives on its very vices
It is an option that is not too literal, but expresses the idea, I think. Good luck!
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