Opportunity makes a thief



Opportunity makes a thief.

Prov. Anyone would steal, given a chance to do so without being punished. Mr. Cooper thought of himself as a moral man. But opportunity makes a thief, and with the safe unguarded he had the opportunity to steal thousands of dollars undetected.
See also: make, opportunity, thief

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jelisaveta-Serbian
Kashi-Indian, Hindi
FerdinandFER-dee-nahnt (German, Dutch), FUR-di-nand (English), FER-dee-nahnd (Finnish)German, French, Dutch, English, Czech, Slovene, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
JonnyJAHN-eeEnglish
Hyledd-Welsh
Polyxene-Greek Mythology