English proverb of the day: ‘The pot calling the kettle black’ — how an old kitchen saying became a lesson in recognising our own flaws

(AI image used for representational purposes only) In an old kitchen, a pot and a kettle hanging over the same fire would eventually collect layers of smoke and soot, their surfaces darkening with every meal prepared over the flames. A pot turning around to accuse the kettle of being black carried an obvious irony because

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