In Venice in the Middle Ages there was once a profession for a man called a codega–a fellow you hired to walk in front of you at night with a lit lantern, showing you the...

Looters become looted, while time and tide make us mercenaries all.

I can pick a liar from a lineup of thieves and slanderers: the best of the best. I was hoping you would not resist the information we need but I must ask you now to...

Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.

In medieval times, contrary to popular belief, most knights were bandits, mercenaries, lawless brigands, skinners, highwaymen, and thieves. The supposed chivalry of Charlemagne and Roland had as much to do with the majority of medieval...

Solid objects will not keep anyone safe in this conflict.

The gangs of arrogant thieves that can rob you of your success are your own doubts, fears and low self-image. Get them arrested and kept distances apart and you and your accomplishments are secured.

Thieves, spies and other wise guys are working everywhere…including in branches of the U.S. government.

Thieves and warlords are controlling affairs in (Afghanistan), where international monitors can’t observe more than 10 constituencies even if they wanted to.

Dream thieves are those who leave their real dreams aside and struggle to pick other people’s dreams to work on. They suffer to do attempt what they can’t do,

Crooked Warden, I will fear no darkness for the night is yours,” muttered Locke, pointing the first two fingers of his left hand into the darkness. The Dagger of the Thirteenth, a thief’s gesture against...

99% of all addicts are liars and thieves. This might sound unfair and even close-minded, but it’s the truth. There are some exceptions to the rules, but they are incredibly rare. Most people are no...

Friends are thieves of time.

We’re a different sort of thief here, Lamora. Deception and misdirection are our tools. We don’t believe in hard work when a false face and a good line of bullshit can do so much more.

I will not only not steal, but I will run after thieves.

It’s hard to steal somebody’s shoes while they are wearing them and not have them notice. But that’s what politicians have done in this country. Not only that, but they replaced all our footwear with...

For if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is...

You can’t put money meant for the right course of action in the hands of criminals, rogues and thieves and expect to see positive changes or results.

“My body is my own,” I said. “I may choose to share it with someone, but it’s not for sale or for hire, nor is it a reward. I’d rather starve to death than use...

Stealing regular stuff was no fun. She wanted a real challenge. Over the last two years, she’d picked the most difficult places to enter. Then she’d snuck in.And eaten their dinners.

The grandeur of the thieving falsity is larceny, the fall of cities.

Don’t let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you’re stupid.

There are more honest people and more good people than there are thieves and bad people. It’s just always been that way.

Guilt makes people do the weirdest things. It must be awful to have a conscience.

I think that they’re thieves.

He is a liar, a thief, a killer and a cannibal. And he is running for political office! Someone must stop him.

The government of my country snubs honest simplicity but fondles artistic villainy, and I think I might have developed into a very capable pickpocket if I had remained in the public service a year or...