charity begins at home

/tʃˈaɹɪti bɪɡˈɪnz at hˈəʊm/

/tʃˈæɹɪɾi bɪɡˈɪnz æt hˈoʊm/

used to imply that one should focus on taking care of their own family and community first, before extending acts of kindness to others

Examples

1. When her elderly parents needed help with their medical bills, Jane decided to use her savings to support them instead of donating to a charity, as she believed that charity begins at home.

2. Well, I mean, for us, we, you know I, we believe that charity begins at home.

3. A traditional focus of do-gooders has been just turning to local problems, problems in our own society, and there are sayings like, charity begins at home and so on.

4. I mean, me, charity begins at home.