Every person, according to an ancient legend, is born into the world with two bags suspended from their neck.
One bag hangs down our back and one bag hangs in the front.
The bag in front is full of our neighbors' faults.
The bag hanging down our back is a large bag filled with our own faults.
That is why people are quick to see the faults of others, and yet are often blind to their own failings.
*Alms Bag or Besace - A Beggars Bag. A cylindrical bag with an opening
in centre, forming two pouches. It was usually carried over
a shoulder.
**(the purse shown at the top of the blog is known as a miser's, or beggar's, bag and came into fashion at the end of the 18th century; it was used by men and women until the early part of the 20th century to hold money. The two silver rings, or sliders, cover the center opening and can be moved to hold the coins in the bag.)
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