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A thief thinks every man steals.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about thieves, man

Hang the young thief, and the old one will not steal.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about thieves, old, olderness

A thief does not willingly see another carry a basket.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about thieves

You may shut your doors against a thief, but not against a liar.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about thieves

Necessity could make a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves

A thief makes opportunity.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about chance, thieves

Time and place make the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves, time

The open door invites the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

It's no crime to steal from a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about crime, criminals, thieves

Every one is a thief in his own craft.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

Show me a liar, and I'll show you a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

A daily guest is a great thief in the kitchen.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

It is hard to steal where the host is a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

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

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves, wealth

All beginnings are hard, said the thief, and began by stealing an anvil.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

Bad company, said the thief, as he went to the gallows between the hangman and a monk.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about companies, thieves, bad luck, bad

Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; Steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about thieves, lie, man

A fair booty makes a fair thief.

Proverbs and old sayings English about thieves

Hang a thief when he's young, and he'll no' steal when he's old.

Proverbs and old sayings English about thieves, old, olderness

The thief believes that everybody steals.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves