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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nata	-	Russian
Malte	MAHL-tə (German)	Danish, Swedish, German
Rochelle	-	English
Johanneke	yo-HAHN-nə-kə	Dutch
Grier	[griə]
Babbs	[bæbz]