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

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves, man

The end of the thief is the gallows.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thieves, end, americans

The receiver is as bad as the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thieves, bad luck, bad, americans

There isn't a aascAt or a thief that doesn't have his devotion.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thieves, americans

You can shut the door on a thief, but you can do nothing about a liar.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about thieves, nothing, americans

Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, lie

When the thief has stolen from a thief, God laughs in heaven.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about thieves, god

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

There is no difference between the thief and the looker-on.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves

A thief does not like to be robbed.

Proverbs and old sayings Bantu about thieves

The hunter who always comes home with meat is a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Bantu about hunters, thieves, home

The beggar may sing before the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Belgian about thieves

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

Proverbs and old sayings Berber about thieves, nothing

Opportunity makes the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings British about chance, thieves

One thief will not rob another.

Proverbs and old sayings British about thieves

Stealing may bring profit, but hanging costs far more.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about thieves

A thief cries Stop thief!.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about thieves

A thief has more than two hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about thieves

Learning is treasure no thief can touch.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about treasure, thieves

Santa Maria, Sich? : if you're not a thief you won't be happy there.

Proverbs and old sayings about happiness, thieves
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