C'est l'hôpital qui se fout de la charité
Meaning: Said when someone criticizes another for a flaw they share themselves; the pot calling the kettle black.
Language: French
Literally: It's the hospital making fun of the charity ward
Category: The Absurd
Origin: Refers to 19th-century France, where hospitals and charity wards both existed to care for the poor and sick, so one mocking the other was pure hypocrisy.
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