Hawks will not pick out hawks' eyes. 
Meaning and origin
The Latin proverb "Corvus oculum corvi non eruit" translates to "A crow will not pull out the eye of another crow." This proverb means that people who are similar or have the same faults or flaws are unlikely to criticize or harm each other for those same faults.
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Like to like.
- Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
- Out of sight, out of mind.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
- Love will find out the way.
- Love me, love my dog.
- There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.
- Good fences make good neighbours.
- A friend in the market is better than money in the chest.
- He gives twice who gives quickly.
- Lend your money and lose your friend.
- Old love will not be forgotten.
- Love and a cough cannot be hid.
- Dog does not eat dog.
- Look not a gift horse in the mouth.
- A burden of one's own choice is not felt.
- Old friends are better than new ones.
- In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; in time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.
- Love cannot be compelled.
- There is honour among thieves.
- Every cook praises his own broth.
- He that has a full purse never wanted a friend.
- Even reckoning makes long friends.
- Fair is not fair, but that which pleaseth.
- All one's geese are swans.
- Friends may meet, but mountains never greet.
- The bird loves her nest.
- Small gifts keep friendship alive.
- Weight and measure take away strife.
- Lovers' tiffs are harmless.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
- Crows will not pick out crow's eyes.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Corvus oculum corvi non eruit.
The raven did not pluck out the raven's eye.
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Cornix cornici oculum non confodit.
The corner of the corner did not pierce the eye.
French
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Les corbeaux entre eux ne se crévent pas les yeux.
Crows don't make eyes at each other.
Czech
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Vrána vráně oči nevyklove.
The crow does not peck out the crow's eyes.
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Vrána vráně oči nevykline.
The crow does not pluck out the crow's eyes.