people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

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Proverb

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

1. Do not criticize others if you have weaknesses yourself.

Translations

one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault

Chinese: Mandarin: simpl. 勿道人之短, simpl. 秃子别骂和尚, simpl. 五十步别笑百步, simpl. 自身毛病多，勿挑他人错 Finnish: lasitalossa asuvan ei pitäisi heitellä kiviä (fi) French: c’est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité German: Wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen. Hebrew: אם אתה גר בבית מזכוכית, אל תשליך אבנים על השכנים. Portuguese: (Brazil): Quem tem telhado de vidro não joga pedra no dos outros.

Swedish: (man ska inte) kasta sten i glashus ([one should not] throw stones in houses of glass); (man ska) sopa rent framför egen dörr ([one should] sweep one's own doorstep) Turkish: dinime söven Müslüman olsa

See also

• hypocrisy
• pot calling the kettle black