Aesop's Fables: The Two Bags

The Dog in the Manger

The Oxen and the Axletrees

The Two Bags

Every man carries Two Bags about with him, one in front and one behind, and both are packed full of faults. The Bag in front contains his neighbours' faults, the one behind his own. Hence it is that men do not see their own faults, but never fail to see those of others.