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Steal goods and you'll go to prison, steal lands and you are a king.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

Stealing may bring profit, but hanging costs far more.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about thieves

Stealing would be a nice thing, if thieves were hanged by the girdle.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about thieves, things

Steal a bell with one's ears covered.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Steal beams and replace them with poles.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

When a thief finds nothing to steal he will steal a dagger made of sand.

Proverbs and old sayings Berber about thieves, nothing

If you are going to steal horses, steal thoroughbreds.

Proverbs and old sayings

If you love, love the moon; if you steal, steal a camel.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about moon, love

He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Who steals a calf, steals a cow.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He that will steal a pin will steal a better thing.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about things

If you steal from one author, it is plagiarism; if you steal from many, it is research. Wilson Mizner (1876–1933), American writer and entrepreneur

Proverbs and old sayings British about research, writers, americans, old, olderness

A stealing dog strengthens its back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves

A man accused of stealing a goat should not entertain his visitors with goats meat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves, man

Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, lie

If you buy things you don't need, you are stealing from yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about thieves, commerce, need, things

A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves, wealth

The monk preached against stealing, and had the good in his larder.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves, good, good luck

The friar preached against stealing when he had a pudding in his sleeve.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

Almsgiving never impoverished, stealing never enriched, and prosperity never made wise.

Proverbs and old sayings English about thieves, prosperity