Thief Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old thief quotes, thief sayings, and thief proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research. Steven Wright
The thief or swindler who has gained great wealth by his delinquency has a better chance than the small thief of escaping the rigorous penalty of the law. Thorstein Veblen
Even the best thief in the world can't steal time. Ally Carter
Good artists copy, great artists steal. Pablo Picasso
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. Arab Proverb
Steal a little and they'll put you in jail, steal a lot and they'll make you king. Bob Dylan
The petty thief is imprisoned but the big thief becomes a feudal lord. Zhuangzi
If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little. Mobutu Sese Seko
A thief is a man in need. A liar is a man in fear. Khalil Gibran
A thief believes everybody steals. Edgar Watson Howe
Thief is not the one who steals, but the one that is caught. George Bernard Shaw
You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. Moses
The thief, as will become apparent, was a special type of thief. This thief was an artist of theft. Other thieves merely stole everything that was not nailed down, but this thief stole the nails as well. Terry Pratchett
A thief is one who insists on sharing his victimhood. Criss Jami
One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion. Tim Ferriss
The thief steals from himself. The swindler swindles himself. For the real price is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and credit are signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they represent, namely, knowledge and virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Slavery is theft, theft of a life, theft of work, theft of any property or produce, theft even of the children a slave might have borne. Kevin Bales
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. Aesop
You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the grace of the eternal God, I will rout you out. Andrew Jackson
Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal. Aristotle
I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me. Billy Graham
Regret and fear are twin thieves that rob us of today. Bob Hastings
If you want to know what to do with a thief that you may find stealing, I say kill him on the spot, and never suffer him to commit another iniquity. Brigham Young
Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid. C. JoyBell C.
Sex divorced from love is the thief of personal dignity. Caitlin Thomas
Set a thief to catch a thief. Callimachus
My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time. Charles Dickens
I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains. Charles Portis
Death never comes at the right time, despite what mortals believe. Death always comes like a thief. Christopher Pike
The seconds tick. They always do. The power of an entire sun cannot stop them even for a moment, and so death comes between the moments, like a thief of light in the dark. Christopher Pike