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
Cerberus	SUR-bə-rəs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Gerhold	GER-hawlt	German (Archaic)
Dugan	['du:gən]
Arundeli	['ærəndel]
Alexa
TomÀS	-	Catalan