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Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape

Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.

Prov. Truly expert criminals are never caught. Everyone's making such a fuss because they convicted that bank robber, but he must not have been a very dangerous criminal. Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
See also: but, escape, great, little, one, thief

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Finola-Irish, Scottish
Jeong-Hunjung-hoonKorean
Kane[kein]
DarmaDAHR-mahIndonesian
OlekAW-lekPolish
BennieBEN-eeEnglish
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