Dicho español · Spanish proverb

«Cree el ladrón que todos son de su condición.»

Word for word

The thief believes that everyone is of his condition.

What it really means

The closest English equivalent: A thief thinks everyone steals.

Said when someone suspicious accuses others of the very thing they themselves are guilty of. It points out that people project their own flaws onto others.

Hear it in a sentence

Cree el ladrón que todos son de su condición, por eso desconfía tanto de ti.

A thief thinks everyone steals, that's why he distrusts you so much.

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