Self-love is good but not to that extreme when it clouds one's ability to see their own fault. And that's what this Vietnamese wisdom reminds us in a humorous proverb, which says that the cat thinks its tail is the longest and most beautiful. While it is a very common saying in Vietnam, this proverb is not popularly known outside the country, though there are plenty of other proverbs conveying the same caution.
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