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
Laboni	-	Bengali
Eliza	[i'laizə]
Atkinson	['ætkinsn]
Wendy	WEN-dee	English
Jarred	['dʒa:rid]
Jordan	JAWR-dən (English)	English, Macedonian