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
Akinyi	-	Eastern African, Luo
Bakar	-	Basque
Zevulun	-	Biblical Hebrew
Kitty	KIT-ee	English
Sherif	-	Arabic
Leonarda	-	Italian