mote in the eye

mote in the eye
phrasal
: a comparatively slight fault noted in another person by one who fails to see a greater fault in himself

why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye — Mt 7: 3 (Authorized Version)


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