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The secret of a great success for which you are at a loss to accou

The secret of a great success for which you are at a loss to account is a crime that has never been found out, because it was properly executed. – Honore de Balzac

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Stripped of ethical rationalizations and philosophical pretensions, a crime is anything that a group in power chooses to prohibit. – Freda Adler

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The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not worry himself too much about not being a thief any more. Thieving is Gods message to him. Let him try and be a good thief. – Samuel Butler

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Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal. – Aristotle

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