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If you don't want to be hung yourself, blame the dog for stealing the sausage.

Proverbs and old sayings German about thieves, contentment

He who has had enough to eat thinks of serving God; the hungry think of stealing.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about thieves, god

Drink a glass of wine after your soup and you will be stealing a ruble from the doctor.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about thieves, drinking, wine, contentment

Guests are thieves of time.

Proverbs and old sayings British about thieves, time

An egg-thief will become a horse-thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Romanian about thieves

There is no honor among thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings British about thieves

The big thieves hang the little ones.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about thieves

There is honor even among thieves.

Proverbs and old sayings English about thieves

Opportunity creates the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about chance, thieves

Ask my companion if I be a thief

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about thieves, old, olderness

It takes a thief to catch a thief

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, trap, old, olderness

Procrastination is the thief of time

Proverbs and old sayings British about thieves, time, old, olderness

Set a thief to catch a thief

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, trap, old, olderness

There is honour among thieves

Proverbs and old sayings British about thieves, honour, old, olderness

Don't be a thief and won't fear the king.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about thieves, fear

Don't be a thief and you won't fear the king.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about thieves, fear, contentment

Look after your property, and you won't accuse your neighbour of being a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about being, thieves, contentment

Death is a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about thieves, death

If you're caught in a trap then you're the thief.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about trap, thieves, contentment