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Manatsa chako / kutsa hamba wakadzivira kunge inotiza

Shona Definition

Munhu haangazvioni kuipa kwake asi kwevamwe.

English Translation

Anyone can spot the failings of others, yet few can see their own — like a man pleased with himself for barring the escape of a tortoise that was never going to run.

Cultural Context

“Aimed at a person who refuses to acknowledge his own mistakes.”

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