Quote by Samuel Butler
The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point he should not wor

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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If there is any moral in Christianity, if there is anything to be learned from it, if the whole story is not profitless from first to last, it comes to this: that a man should back his own opinion against the world s. – Samuel Butler

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Lying has a kind of respect and reverence with it. We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him. – Samuel Butler

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In times of trouble leniency becomes crime. – Proverb

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Save a thief from the gallows and he will cut your throat. – Proverb

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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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My rackets are run on strictly American lines and theyre going to stay that way. – Al Capone

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