Lowly Quote by G.K. Chesterton

“Odd, isn't it," he said, "that a thief and a vagabond should repent, when so many who are rich and secure remain hard and…

— G.K. Chesterton

“Well, what was it to be a thief? He met the question at last, face to face, wiping the clammy drops of sweat from…

— Rebecca Harding Davis

“I stole you, among others, from the streets of God’s birthplace. I forced you to work as a slave. Imprisoned, mistreated and starved you…

— V.S. Carnes

“As a rich man sees no reason for rejoicing in a meager gift of bread until a turn of events leaves him impoverished, so…

— Paul Washer

“The sinner prides himself on his independence, completely overlooking the fact that he is the weak slave of the sins that rule his members.”

— A.W. Tozer

“That evening, before he went to bed, he said again: "Let us never fear robbers nor murderers. Those are dangers from without, petty dangers.…

— Victor Hugo

“Indeed, if a poor man will spend a year in prison for stealing out of hunger, how high would the gallows need to be…

— Terry Pratchett

“Having been born to wealth, stealing doesn’t fret me as much as it does him.”

— Robert A. Heinlein

“When a man's instincts are evil, repentance has a short lease and brief is his gratitude towards those who have done him good.”

— Khuswant Singh

“My father told us stories about our ancestors and about the city and how we should act. He told us that the four sins…

— Ida Pruitt

“Theft is punished by Your law, O Lord, and by the law written in men's hearts, which iniquity itself cannot blot out. For what…

— St. Augustine of Hippo

“In protecting their wealth men are tight-fisted, but when it comes to the matter of time, in the case of the one thing in…

— Seneca