old poacher makes the best gamekeeper

Prov. The best person to guard something is someone who knows all about how to steal it, so he or she can anticipate what thieves might do. We should hire the computer hacker to design computer security systems. An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper.

See also: gamekeeper, make, old, poacher

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sang	sahng	Korean
Dixon	['diksn]
Seleucus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Chevonne	-	Irish
BlaŽEj	-	Czech, Slovak
Jabbar	-	Arabic