Quotes About Thief

that in their sacrifices to humanity they ran no risks, not even to their property; that after all they were not so noble but they treated the thief as he had treated them, and hoped, by a certain outward observance and a few prayers, and by walking in a particular straight though useless path from time to time, to save their souls. This may be to judge my neighbors harshly; for I believe that many of them are not aware that they have such an institution as the jail in their village.

dopotutto non erano tanto nobili, ma trattavano il ladro nella stessa maniera in cui il ladro li trattava.

For you yourselves know that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 1 Thessalonians 5:2

The traveller with empty pockets will sing in the thief 's face.

For each of us, time is a thief of flory. What give meaning to our lives and deaths is love and hope, if we are willing to share and accept

there were several times when Shea wished that Panamon Creel would tire of his own voice for a few minutes. The tall thief carried on a steady conversation with his companions, with himself, and on occasion with no one in particular, for the entire morning. He talked about everything imaginable, including a good many things about which he seemed to know nothing.

The thief, as will become apparent, was a special type of thief. This thief was an artist of theft. Other thieves merely stole everything that was not nailed down, but this thief stole the nails as well.

No one likes a poor thief.

The two halves parted, with every sign of mutual respect. Neither chastised the other. There were no recriminations. In each of us there is a thief and a saint. The trouble of it is, we cannot part them.

Why do mortals think that suffering is a coin with which they can buy justice or salvation? ... life is a steal if you are a talented thief, and if you are not, then you may suffer all you please but if will buy you nothing but pain.

Chloe-lass: If I'm not here with you now, I'm beyond this life, for 'tis the only way I'll ever let you go. ... I hoped I loved you well, sweet, for I know even now that you are my brightest shining star. I knew it the moment I saw you. Ah, lass, you so adore your artifacts. This thief covets but one priceless treasure: You. Dageus -In a letter

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing.

A thief, stealing his friendship.

Your environment is simply who you see and what you experience every day. The people are familiar, the places comfortable. You trust these elements of your environment and quite possibly even take them for granted. But be aware. Anyone and anything at any time can become a thief, diverting your attention away from your most important work and stealing your productivity right from under your nose. For

Hugo learned that Prometheus had created humankind out of mud, and then stolen fire from the gods as a gift for the people he had made, so they could survive. So Prometheus was a thief.

Agnostics cannot understand Christ for the same reason a thief find a policeman -they don't want to.

[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.

It slowly dawned on the thief that a duel was but moments away.

But my father, a thief in many ways, had robbed me of my concentration.

Como ladrón no valía un céntimo, pero como mentiroso debo confesar que siempre fui un artista.

If you need a handout, all you have to do is ask, please. Only Mimi could be so nice to a thief, Grant muttered under his breath.

he'd thought of fate as something hostile, a thief moving soundlessly in the night

The Career and Death of the Mad Thief and Murderer, Samuel Green.

But I am not the true thief, father. You have robbed yourself. You have no peace because you cling to sorrow and anger. You have no peace because you do not mourn.