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Makudo anosekana makuma

Shona Definition

Muiti wezvakaipa anowanzoda kunongedza kuzvitadzo zvevamwe asingafungi nezvokuipa kwake iye.

English Translation

Baboons laugh at one another's foreheads, though every one of them has the same. People are loud about the failings of others while overlooking the identical faults in themselves.

Cultural Context

“Quoted to urge someone to examine himself first and to be understanding of other people's shortcomings.”

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