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
Kenanyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Saqui	-	Native American, Mapuche
Rajib	-	Bengali
Ana	['ænə]
Stiina	STEE:-nah	Finnish
Ingrid	['iŋgrid]