"charity begins at home" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

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  1. One should help the people closest to oneself before thinking of helping others. Translations (you should help the people closest to oneself before helping others): الأقربون اولى بالمعروف (Arabic), 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) (Chinese Mandarin), hyväntekeväisyys alkaa kotoa (Finnish), charité bien ordonnée commence par soi-même (French), Wohltätigkeit beginnt zu Hause (German), baist do leanbh féin ar dtús (Irish), wega uumaga na mũciĩ (english: goodness comes from home) (Kikuyu), proximus egomet mihi (Latin), lepiej pomagać bliższym (Polish), своя́ руба́шка бли́же к те́лу (svojá rubáška blíže k télu) (Russian), ilé la ti ń kó ẹ̀ṣọ́ ròde (Yoruba)
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