Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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Enough is as good as a feast.
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Leave well alone.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Qua positus fueris in statione, mane.
Whereupon you were placed at the station, in the morning.
French
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Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.
The best is the enemy of the good.
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Quand on habite une maison de verre, il ne faut pas lancer des pierres.
When you live in a glass house, you shouldn't throw stones.
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Qui est bien ne se meuve.
Who is well does not move.
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C'est folie de bouger, quand on est bien.
It's madness to move, when you feel good.
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Le trop changer empire.
Changing too much makes it worse.
German
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Wer im Glashaus sitzt, soll nicht mit Steinen werfen.
He who sits in a glass house should not throw stones.
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Sitzt du gut, so sitze feste, alter Sitz der ist der beste.
If you sit well, then sit firmly, old seat is the best.
Czech
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Oslu když se dobře vede, jde na led tancovat.
When Oslo is doing well, he goes dancing on the ice.
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Pálí tě dobré bydlo.
You're burning for a good place to live.
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Nedbám na měsíc ani na hvězdy, když mi slunce svítí.
I don't pay attention to the moon or the stars when the sun is shining.
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Komu slunce svítí, co mu do měsíce?
Whose sun is shining, what's the moon to him?
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Dobré bydlo pálí.
Good housing burns.
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Nespouštěj se silnice pro nejistou pěšinku.
Don't leave the road for a precarious footpath.
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Dobré bydlo rohy má.
A good house has horns.
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Pro stezku silnice neopouštěj.
Don't leave the road for the trail.