Stealing regular stuff was no fun. She wanted a real challenge. Over the last two years, she'd picked the most difficult places to enter. Then she'd snuck in.And eaten their dinners.

— Brandon Sanderson

If a thief and an immoral society finds a thief and an immoral political leader, it will support him to the death!

— Mehmet Murat ildan

Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid.

— C. JoyBell C.

The gangs of arrogant thieves that can rob you of your success are your own doubts, fears and low self-image. Get them arrested and kept distances apart and you and your accomplishments are secured.

— Israelmore Ayivor

Leaders will love to be poor and see their people rich, than to be rich and see their people poor. This is their mission.

— Israelmore Ayivor

Friends are thieves of time.

— Francis Bacon

The government of my country snubs honest simplicity but fondles artistic villainy, and I think I might have developed into a very capable pickpocket if I had remained in the public service a year or two.

— Mark Twain

In Venice in the Middle Ages there was once a profession for a man called a codega--a fellow you hired to walk in front of you at night with a lit lantern, showing you the way, scaring off thieves and demons, bringing you confidence and protection through the dark streets.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am -- not stuck in the middle, but hovering above the entire farcical spectrum, weeping as I behold my fellow man's devotion to political illusion and self-destruction.

— Robert Higgs

Whenever someone starts talking about 'fair competition' or indeed, about 'fairness' in general, it is time to keep a sharp eye on your wallet, for it is about to be picked.

— Murray N. Rothbard