Theme of Folk Wisdom
English proverbs, idioms and expressions related to this theme.
A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.
similar
A thief passes for a gentleman when stealing has made him rich.
used to say that
Greedy folk have long arms
Opportunity makes the thief.
implies that
The receiver is as bad as the thief.
said to mean that
if there were no receivers, there would be no thieves
suggests that