Thieves

Stealing is a serious matter. Some insights:

“When  the thief  is seen stealing, he claims he’s  just joking—but, when  the thief  isn’t seen, he steals.”—German proverb

“A  thief  passes for a gentleman after stealing makes him rich.”—Dutch

“Wasting  time  is stealing from oneself.”—Estonian

“Stealing may bring profit, but hanging costs more.” —Cambodian

“If you forgive  the fox  for stealing your chicken, he will also take your sheep!”—Georgian

“He who holds the ladder is as bad as  the thief!”—Indian

“It is hard to steal  when the  host himself is a  thief!”—Dutch

Time

“Time betrays and hangs  the thief.”—German proverb

“He who  does not bring up his son to an honest calling brings him up to be a thief.”—Jewish

“A  thief  is a  thief, whether he steals a  diamond  or cucumber!”—Indian

“A  thief  who isn’t caught becomes a king.”—Kurdish

“A thief  is sorry that he’s about to be hanged, and not because he’s a  thief.”—Irish

“A  thief  is a king till he’s caught.”—Persian

“It isn’t  the thief  who is hanged, but the one who is caught stealing.”—Czech