The fact of the matter is that poor men do not often steal, and when they do, it is petty theft, something to eat or perhaps an item of clothing to keep them from the cold. Thieves are usually those who have something and want more.

Some go to prison for stealing, and others for believing that a better system can be provided and maintained than one that makes it necessary for a man to steal in order to live.

A thief believes everybody steals.

All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal?

A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich.

Old burglars never die, they just steal away.

The faults of the burglar are the qualities of the financier.