Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Fault-finding
Every clown can find fault though it would puzzle him to do better.German.
He that finds fault wants to buy.German, Spanish.
He that findeth fault with rusticity is himself a rustic.Cæsar.
Nothing is easier than fault-finding.Robert West.
The sieve says to the needle: “You have a hole in your tail.”Bengalese.
You would find fault with a fat goose.
You would spy faults if your eyes were out.
You’d find faults in a bulrush.