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He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief
He who holds the ladder is as bad as the thief
To equal robbery with murder is to reduce murder to robbery, to confound in common minds the gradations of iniquity, read more
To equal robbery with murder is to reduce murder to robbery, to confound in common minds the gradations of iniquity, and incite the commission of a greater crime to prevent the detection of a less
The big thieves hang the little ones
The big thieves hang the little ones
A thief believes everybody steals.
A thief believes everybody steals.
A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face
A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face
Stolen sweets are best.
Stolen sweets are best.
It's no crime to steal from a thief
It's no crime to steal from a thief