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Stealing would be a nice thing, if thieves were hanged by the girdle.
Spanish Proverb
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When the thief is seen [stealing], he says he is joking; but when the thief is not seen, he steals.
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Petty thieves are hanged, you take off your hat to the big ones.
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Little thieves are hanged by the neck, great ones by the purse.
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Petty thieves are hanged, the great ones go free.
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One is not a thief unless caught stealing.
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