Famous quotes containing the words thief and/or steals:
“Time is a very bankrupt and owes more than he’s worth to
season.
Nay, he’s a thief too: have you not heard men say,
That Time comes stealing on by night and day?”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“We declare therefore, we declare simply this, that on the 20th of December, 1851,... M. Bonaparte put his hand into every man’s conscience, and robbed every man of his vote. Others filch handkerchiefs, he steals an Empire.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)