
ProverbWisdom
French origin
Il faut balayer devant sa porte
Meaning: Deal with your own faults before criticizing other people's.
Literally: One must sweep in front of one's own door
Example: “Il critique la gestion des autres services, mais il ferait mieux de balayer devant sa porte.” — He criticizes how other departments are run, but he'd do better to sweep before his own door.
Equivalents in English
English: Sweep before your own door.
Origin: Everyone keeps the doorstep in front of their own house clean before complaining about the neighbor's. German uses the same broom: jeder kehre vor seiner eigenen Tür.
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