Famous quotes containing the word thief:
“Time is a very bankrupt and owes more than hes worth to
season.
Nay, hes a thief too: have you not heard men say,
That Time comes stealing on by night and day?”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“A woman hostage
will call a young thief hero
and look at him with love,
even if shes lost her mind with grief
because her family
has been slaughtered.
As far as virtues go,
who can hold a grudge?”
—Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)
“I askèd a thief to steal me a peach
He turned up his eyes
I askd a lithe lady to lie her down
Holy & meek she cries
As soon as I went
An angel came.
He winkd at the thief
And smild at the dame
And without one word said
Had a peach from the tree
And still as a maid
Enjoyd the lady.”
—William Blake (17571827)
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