Famous quotes containing the word steals:
“The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief;
He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
“O power of fantasy that steals our minds from things outside, to leave us unaware, although a thousand trumpets may blow loud—what stirs you if the senses show you nothing? Light stirs you, formed in Heaven, by itself, or by His will Who sends it down to us.”
—Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)