"The pot should not call the kettle black..." - Nigerian Proverb

“The pot should not call the kettle black when its own bottom is sooty.”

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Meaning

Do not criticize others for faults you yourself possess.

Yoruba communal cooking over open fires leaves all pots blackened. This proverb promotes humility and self-awareness in community life.

Origin

Nigerian

Language

Yoruba

“The monkey does not see his own backside; he sees his neighbour's.”

Ghanaian

“Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.”

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