Martin Luther
Theologian
"Unthankfulness is theft."
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Theft
32 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Laozi
Philosopher
"Not valuing wealth prevents theft."
Samuel Johnson
Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
"To forget, or pretend to do so, to return a borrowed article, is the meanest sort of petty theft."
William Shakespeare
Playwright, Poet
"In limited professions there's boundless theft."
Terry Pratchett
Author
"All property is theft, except mine."
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"What is dishonestly got vanishes in profligacy."
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"On the theft of his material by Denis Leary: "I have a scoop for you. I stole his act. I camouflaged it with punchlines, and to really throw people off, I did it before he did.""
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"A lie is an act of theft. It steals peoples faith and makes them resent themselves"
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"Where there's property, there's theft."
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"That's why whenever I have a really good idea, I'm always worried about theft."
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"Property isn't theft: it's nothing."
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