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
Regina	[ri'dʒainə]
Ortwin	AWRT-veen (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Praxiteles	-	Ancient Greek
Esquivel	[eskivəl]
Makbule	-	Turkish
Panna	PAWN-naw	Hungarian