Opportunity makes a thief



Opportunity makes a thief.

Prov. Anyone would steal, given a chance to do so without being punished. Mr. Cooper thought of himself as a moral man. But opportunity makes a thief, and with the safe unguarded he had the opportunity to steal thousands of dollars undetected.
See also: make, opportunity, thief

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chara-Greek
Chidi-Western African, Igbo
MargarÉTaMAWR-gaw-ray-tawHungarian
Georgeta-Romanian
Mikala-Hawaiian
Asha (2)-Eastern African, Swahili