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
Leah	LEE-ə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Weland	-	Germanic Mythology, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Tamaya	-	Native American, Quechua
Gu&Eth;Leif	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Carmel	KAHR-məl (English)	English, Jewish
Rodgers	['rɔdʒəz]