iğne ile çuvaldız üstüne
English translation: know your own faults before blaming others for theirs
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9 mins confidence: 
know your own faults before blaming others for theirs Explanation: or "do unto others, as you would have them do unto you" "do as you would be done by" igneyi kendine cuvaldizi baskasina batirmak http://www.birsozluk.com/İE_İH/iğneyi kendine çuvaldızı başk... |
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9 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1explanation Explanation: Your title is a clear reference to the idiom "İğneyi kendine, çuvaldızı başkasına batır", which literally means "Sting yourself with a sewing needle, before stinging others with the packing needle". If someone told this to me, I would interpret it as "see your own faults before criticizing others", and it is indeed used in this sense in your article. But I suspect the element of "hurt" as a result of criticism was more predominant originally, rather than the criticism itself; thus, meaning "you should get some idea of how hurt feels before attempting to hurt others". The dictionary explanation below (from TDK) also suggests this. But of course, the two interpretations are not mutually exclusive. Reference: http://tinyurl.com/5oqqyh |
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11 hrs confidence:
pls. see below Explanation: The article is actually making a reference to a Turkish proverb which literally means "Stick the needle into yourself (to see how it hurts) before you thrust the packing-needle into others.". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2008-11-10 09:55:20 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- - Stick the needle into yourself before thrusting the packing-needle into others. |
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4 days confidence:
"Do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you. Explanation: Igne ile cuvaldiz is fine and it is an approach.Nonetheless,in some parts of the world some other attitude may be more prevalent;such as''Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.' |
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