Gèrén zì sǎo mén qián xuě; mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng.

各人自掃門前雪, 莫管他家瓦上霜。

Lit Each person sweeps the snow before his own door; never mind the frost on another family's roof.

Fig (It's advisable for) every individual to keep within his own province and refrain from encroaching upon others.

Note [Cf. Jǐngshì Tōngyán, chap. 24; advice traditional before 1949, which was criticized during the Cultural Revolution.]

Topics Cultural Revolution INDIVIDUALISM INTERFERENCE Jǐngshì Tōngyán SELF-RESTRAINT