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
Su (1)	-	Turkish
Russel	['rʌsl]
Magda	['mægdə]
Diamanto	-	Greek
Serhan	-	Turkish
Osee	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek