English / proverb
Doctor, Heal Thyself
MEANING IN ENGLISH
An admonition suggesting that one should resolve their own shortcomings and dilemmas before advising or criticizing others.
In context
01
Before the consulting agency offers turnaround strategies to failing tech ventures, they should remember: doctor, heal thyself.
02
A business coach whose own enterprise is drowning in debt should heed the ancient advice, doctor, heal thyself.
Synonyms
fix your own house first,look in the mirror,self-remediation
Antonyms
blind moralizing,unearned judgment,hypocrisy
Collocations
heed the call doctor heal thyself,say doctor heal thyself,whisper doctor heal thyself