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The Low Doth Punish Man Or Woman That Steals The Goose From Off The Common, But Lets The Greater Felon Loose, That Steals The Common From The Goose.
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The low doth punish man or woman
That steals the goose from off the common,
But lets the greater felon loose,
That steals the common from the goose.
-- Anon. (1764)
Related:
Christopher Robin Hood: Steals from the rich, give to the Pooh.
It's Rodham Hood! She steals from everyone and gives to the gov't!
Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their soul
Who steals my purse steals trash; 't is something, nothing...
A man who steals his neighbor's wife is not alone
The robb'd that smiles, steals something from the thief.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Othello -- Act i, Sc. 3...
Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely.
Chinese Proverb...
A thief believes that everybody steals.
CWG: Chase Wild Goose
Feather by feather the goose is plucked.