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Great thieves punish little ones.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves

Lovers and thieves always look for darkness.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about thieves

Courtesy is appropriate for gentlemen and necessary for thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thieves, americans

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

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about thieves, children

A hundred bakers, a hundred millers, and a hundred tailors are three hundred thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

He that marries a widow with four children marries four thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about thieves, children

A hundred tailors, a hundred millers, and a hundred weavers, are three hundred thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about thieves

An egg-thief will become a horse-thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Romanian about thieves

Opportunity creates the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about chance, thieves

Ask my companion if I be a thief

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about thieves, old, olderness

It takes a thief to catch a thief

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, old, olderness

Procrastination is the thief of time

Proverbs and old sayings British about thieves, time, old, olderness

Set a thief to catch a thief

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, old, olderness

Don't be a thief and won't fear the king.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about thieves, fear

Don't be a thief and you won't fear the king.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about thieves, fear

Look after your property, and you won't accuse your neighbour of being a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about being, thieves

Death is a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves, death

A stealing dog strengthens its back.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves

If you're caught in a trap then you're the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves

A man who smiles when he's been robbed has stolen something from the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves, man