Steal

Famous quotes containing the word steal:

    “They will steal anything, and call it purchase.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is to let him show himself what he is and steal out of your company.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Duns at his lordship’s gate began to meet;
    And brickdust Moll had screamed through half the street.
    The turnkey now his flock returning sees,
    Duly let out a-nights to steal for fees:
    The watchful bailiffs take their silent stands,
    And schoolboys lag with satchels in their hands.”
    —Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)