A crafty knave needs no broker.

A crafty knave needs no broker.

He who profits by a crime commits it

He who profits by a crime commits it

Set a thief to catch a thief.

Set a thief to catch a thief.

The worst crime is faking it

The worst crime is faking it

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

Society prepares the crime; the criminal commits it.

Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.

Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

Fear follows crime, and is its punishment.

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.
[Fr., Le crime fait la honte et non pas l'echafaud.]

The crime and not the scaffold makes the shame.
[Fr., Le crime fait la honte et non pas l'echafaud.]

Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.

Purposelessness is the fruitful mother of crime.