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