A man holding a basket of eggs does not dance on stones.

African
Buji Proverb (Nigeria)

"... Each of us is responsible for one life only, and that is our own.  Each of us is immeasurably far from being 'perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect' and the task of perfecting our own life and
character is one that requires all our attention, our will-power and energy. If we allow our attention and energy to be taken up in efforts to keep others right and remedy their faults,we are wasting precious time. We are like ploughmen each of whom has his team to manage and his plough to direct, and in order to keep his furrow straight he must keep his eye on his goal and concentrate on his own task. If he looks to the side and that to see how Tom and Harry are getting on and to criticize their ploughing, then his own furrow will assuredly become crooked."

Baha'i
Shoghi Effendi
Living the Life, pp. 2-3

He who treads the Path in earnest
Sees not the mistakes of the world;
If we find fault with others
We ourselves are also in the wrong.
When other people are in the wrong, we should ignore it,
For it is wrong for us to find fault.
By getting rid of this habit of fault-finding
We cut off a source of defilement.
When neither hatred nor love disturb our mind
Serenely we sleep.

Buddhism
Sutra of Hui Neng 2

Judge not, and ye shall not be judged.  For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

Christianity
Matthew 7:1-2
King James Version

Confucius said, "The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call
attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this."

Confucianism
Analects 12.16

Take oneself to task instead of putting faults on others.

The Gayan of Hazrat Inayat Khan

To God belongeth  the Mystery of the heavens and the earth, and the decision of the hour of judgment, as the twinkling of an eye, or even quicker, for God hath power over all things.

Islam
The Holy Qur'an Sura XVI v 77

Judge not they neighbor until thou hast stood in his place.

Judaism
Talmud, Mishnah, Abot 2.5
a saying of Hillel

Great Spirit, Let me not criticize another until I have walked a mile in his moccasins.

Native American

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