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One should help the people closest to oneself before thinking of helping others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
الأقربون اولى بالمعروف
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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Chinese Mandarin:
博愛始於家門;施捨先及親友 /博爱始于家门;施舍先及亲友
(bó'ài shǐyú jiāmén; shīshě xiān jí qīnyǒu)
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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Finnish:
hyväntekeväisyys alkaa kotoa
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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French:
charité bien ordonnée commence par soi-même
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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German:
Wohltätigkeit beginnt zu Hause
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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Irish:
baist do leanbh féin ar dtús
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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Kikuyu:
wega uumaga na mũciĩ
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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Latin:
proximus egomet mihi
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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Polish:
lepiej pomagać bliższym
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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Russian:
своя́ руба́шка бли́же к те́лу
(svojá rubáška blíže k télu)
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
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Yoruba:
ilé la ti ń kó ẹ̀ṣọ́ ròde
— one should help the people closest to oneself before helping others
