Zì tuī, zì diē, zì shāng jiē.

自推, 自跌, 自傷嗟。

Lit [If one] pushes oneself [and] stumbles, [one has to] lament alone.

Fig If you suffer setbacks which you have brought upon yourself, you have no one else to blame.

Note [A rhyme; note: bēishāng, “sad; sorrowful”; jiē or juē is an exclamation in ancient Chinese.]

Topics bēishāng BLAME MISTAKES SELF SELF-CRITICISM