Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.

George Herbert (1593-1633) Welsh priest, orator, poet.
Jacula Prudentum, or Outlandish Proverbs, Sentences, &c. (compiler), # 196 (1640 ed.)
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Today usually phrased, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."

 
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