The pot calling the kettle black

Meaning: Criticizing someone for a flaw you yourself possess.

Origin: Spanish proverb from Don Quixote (1605) by Cervantes.

Translations

• French: C'est l'hôpital qui se moque de la charité (literally: It's the hospital mocking charity)
• Spanish: Le dijo la sartén al cazo (literally: The pan said to the pot)
• Japanese: 目くそ鼻くそを笑う (Mekuso hanakuso wo warau) (literally: Eye gunk laughs at nose gunk)

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