Thieves Quotes - Page 21

• When remedies are past, the griefs are ended By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended. To mourn a mischief that is past and gone Is the next way to draw new mischief on. What cannot be preserved when fortune takes, Patience her injury a mockery makes. The robb'd that smiles steals something for the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief.

  William Shakespeare

  Grief, Past, Gone

  1603-4 Duke to Brabanzio. Othello, act1, sc.3, l.201-4.

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• The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture supplies him with the means of doing both.

  John Calvin

  Mean, Sheep, Two

  John Calvin (2012). “John Calvin's Commentaries On St. Paul's Epistles To Timothy, Titus And Philemon (Annotated Edition)”, p.262, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.

  Aristotle

  Funny, Humor, Crime

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• There must be some kind of way out of here,' said the joker to the thief.

  Bob Dylan

  Way, Kind, Said

  Song: All Along The Watchtower

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• The tall thief rushed down the stairs and grabbed her, swinging her around as he laughed. "And I've been thinkin' you forgot me," he said, placing her on her feet once more. "Just look at you! Tan and fit and wearin' the clothes of a Bazhir-" Alanna looked up into his friendly hazel eyes and broke into tears.

  Tamora Pierce

  Eye, Feet, Clothes

  Tamora Pierce (2009). “The Woman Who Rides Like a Man”, p.127, Simon and Schuster

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• If pimps and thieves everywhere were always punished, honest people would all believe themselves always to be innocent.

  Albert Camus

  Believe, People, Justice

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• Welcome, thou kind deceiver! Thou best of thieves; who, with an easy key, Dost open life, and, unperceived by us, Even steal us from ourselves.

  John Dryden

  Life, Kindness, Keys

  'All for Love' (1678) act 5, sc. 1 (of Love)

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• "A man inferior with the blade or with his thoughts can still so elevate himself," Entreri explained curtly, "if he can impart the belief that some god or other speaks through him. It is the greatest deception in all the world and one embraced by kings and lords, while the minor lying thieves on the streets or Calimport and other cities lose their tongues for so attempting to coax the purses of others."

  R. A. Salvatore

  Kings, Lying, Men

  "Servant of the Shard (The Sellswords, Book 1)". Book by R.A. Salvatore, 2000.

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• Into this wild-beast tangle these men had been born without their consent, they had taken part in it because they could not help it; that they were in jail was no disgrace to them, for the game had never been fair, the dice were loaded. They were swindlers and thieves of pennies and dimes, and they had been trapped and put out of the way by the swindlers and thieves of millions of dollars.

  Upton Sinclair

  Taken, Men, Games

  Upton Sinclair (2016). “The Jungle”, p.163, Xist Publishing

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• Can a man who lies, cheats, steals, and sometimes does violence to other people be a man of honor? Kolabati looked into his eyes. "He can if he lies to liars, cheats cheaters, steals from thieves, and limits his violence to those who are violent.

  F. Paul Wilson

  Liars, Lying, Eye

  F. Paul Wilson (2011). “The Tomb”, p.125, Macmillan

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• The moon's an arrant thief, And her pale fire she snatches from the sun.

  William Shakespeare

  Moon, Fire, Sun

  William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, George Steevens, Richard Farmer (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.401

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• Summer came. For the book thief, everything was going nicely. For me, the sky was the color of Jews. When their bodies had finished scouring for gaps in the door, their souls rose up. When their fingernails had scratched at the wood and in some cases were nailed into it by the sheer force of desperation, their spirits came toward me, into my arms, and we climbed out of those shower facilities, onto the roof and up, into eternity's certain breadth. They just kept feeding me. Minute after minute. Shower after shower.

  Markus Zusak

  Summer, Book, Doors

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• Royce turned to Hadrian. “It’s supposed to make them look tough, but all it really does is make it easy to identify them as thieves for the rest of their lives. Painting a red hand on everyone is pretty stupid when you think about it.” “That tattoo is supposed to be a hand?” Hadrian asked. “I thought it was a little red chicken. But now that you mention it, a hand does make more sense.” Royce looked back at Will and tilted his head to one side. “Does kinda look like a chicken.

  Michael J. Sullivan

  Tattoo, Stupid, Thinking

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• I--buy, and I sell." "You're a thief.

  Tamora Pierce

  Sells

  Tamora Pierce (2009). “Alanna: The First Adventure”, p.40, Simon and Schuster

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• Royce cast a harsh and anxious look at the prince. “What?” Alric asked. “I thought we discussed the importance of keeping a low profile.” “Oh, please.” The prince waved a hand at the thief. “I don’t think it will get me killed if this monk knows I’m the king. Look at him. I’ve seen drowned rats more formidable.

  Michael J. Sullivan

  Kings, Thinking, Hands

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• They heard somewhere in that tenantless night a bell that tolled and ceased where no bell was and they rode out on the round dais of the earth which alone was dark and no light to it and which carried their figures and bore them up into the swarming stars so that they rode not under but among them and they rode at once jaunty and circumspect, like thieves newly loosed in that dark electric, like young thieves in a glowing orchard, loosely jacketed against the cold and ten thousand worlds for the choosing.

  Cormac McCarthy

  Stars, Dark, Night

  Cormac McCarthy (2012). “All the Pretty Horses”, p.31, Pan Macmillan

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• Alric looked up at the thief with a scowl. “I just want to say for the record that as far as royal protectors go, you’re not very good.” “It’s my first day,” Royce replied dryly. “And already I’m trapped in a timeless prison. I shudder to think what might have happened if you had a whole week.

  Michael J. Sullivan

  Thinking, Records, Want

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• There you are!” he shouted at them. “Father has half the castle turned out looking for you.” “Us?” Hadrian asked. “Yes.” Fanen nodded. “He wants to see the two thieves in his chambers right away.” “You didn’t steal the silver or anything, did you, Royce?” Hadrian asked. “I would bet it has more to do with your flirting with Lenare this afternoon and threatening Mauvin just to show off,” Royce retorted. “That was your fault,” Hadrian said, jabbing his finger at him.

  Michael J. Sullivan

  Father, Flirting, Two

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• For those who may not know this, Madeline recruited me specifically to help hunt and take out a serial soul thief-" "I call him Cap'n Crunch," Luca interrupted, and was rewarded with a roomful of frowns. "You know. Because he's a cereal thief?

  Rachel Vincent

  Cereal, Soul, May

  "Before I Wake". Book by Rachel Vincent, June 26, 2012.

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• No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.

  L. Frank Baum

  Treasure, Skillful, Acquire

  L. Frank Baum (2008). “8 Books in 1: L. Frank Baum's "Oz" Series, Volume 2 of 2. Little Wizard Stories of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow Of Oz, Rinkitink In Oz, The Lost Princess Of Oz,”, p.388, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

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• Comparison is the thief of joy.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Healing, Feel Good, Joy

  "Becoming a Great School: Harnessing the Powers of Quality Management and Collaborative Leadership". Book by Dr. Kenneth B. Cooper, Nels Gustafson and Joseph G. Salah (p. 9), December 24, 2013.

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• I wouldn't mind meeting a dashing thief," the woman's friend whispered. Hale winked at Kat. Kat raised her eyebrows and whispered, "I'd like to meet one of those, too.

  Ally Carter

  Eyebrows, Mind, Hale

  Ally Carter (2011). “Heist Society”, p.87, Hachette UK

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• Your Majesty, you just-" Costis stopped. "Just what?" the king prompted wickedly. Nothing would induce Costis to say out loud that the king had almost fallen from the palace wall and that Costis had seen him manifestly saved by the God of Thieves. The king smiled. "Cat got your tongue?" "Your Majesty, you are drunk," Costis pleaded. "I am. What's your excuse?

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Kings, Wall, Cat

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• The sun is a thief: she lures the sea and robs it. The moon is a thief: he steals his silvery light from the sun. The sea is a thief: it dissolves the moon.

  Vladimir Nabokov

  Moon, Light, Sea

  Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov (1996). “Novels, 1955-1962”, Library of America

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• The assumption of time is one of humanity's greatest follies. We tell ourselves that there's always tomorrow, when we can no more predict tomorrow than we can the weather. Procrastination is the thief of dreams.

  Richard Paul Evans

  Dream, Procrastination, Weather

  FaceBook post by Richard Paul Evans from Jan 04, 2012

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