Saint Macarius the Great said: “Judge yourself, my brother, before they judge you.” A father of of monks on the mountain of Nitria said to the saintly Pope Theopilus, “Believe me, my father, there is nothing greater than a person going back and blaming himself for everything.” You must then judge yourself first within your heart.

The Life of Repentance and Purity
H.H. Pope Shenouda III