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There is honour among thieves

Proverbs and old sayings British about thieves, honour, 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

Thieves hunt in couples, but a liar has no accomplice.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thieves, americans

Courtesy is appropriate for gentlemen and necessary for thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thieves, americans

Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, lie

If two thieves quarreled, what was stolen emerges.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves

To pick up in a clumsy way is stealing, to steal in a skillful way is to pick up.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about thieves

Stealing may bring profit, but hanging costs far more.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about thieves

Look not at thieves eating meat, but look at them suffering punishment.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about suffering, punishment, thieves

There were once three brothers: a lie, theft and the gallows.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech 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

There is honor among thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about thieves

When thieves fall out the peasant recovers his goods.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about peasantry, thieves, fall

He who marries a widow with three children, marries four thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about thieves, children

Great thieves hang little thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

Who has many servants has many thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

There are more thieves than are hanged.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

We hang little thieves, and let great ones escape.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

They understand one another like thieves in a fair.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves