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
Kumbukani	kuw-mboo-KAH-nee	Southern African, Chewa
Meta	ME-tah (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Tariro	-	Southern African, Shona
Cyndi	SIN-dee	English
Hirah	-	Biblical
Donatello	do-nah-TEL-lo	Italian