Mr. Cooper thought of himself as a moral man. But opportunity makes a thief, and with the safe unguarded he had the opportunity to steal thousands of dollars undetected.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
opportunity makes a thief — c 1220 Hali Meidenhad (EETS) 23 Man seith that eise maketh theof. 1387 J. TREVISA tr. Higden’s Polychronicon (1879) VII. 379 At the laste the bischop seide to hym, ‘Me thenke that opportunitie makethe a thefe’. 1623 W. CAMDEN Remains concerning… … Proverbs new dictionary
opportunity makes the thief — lawless environment encourages crime, society is responsible for crime as much as the criminal … English contemporary dictionary
a postern door makes a thief — Similar to opportunity makes a thief. A postern door is a back door or small entrance distinct from the main access. c 1450 Proverbs of Good Counsel in Book of Precedence (EETS) 69 A nyse wyfe, and a back dore, Makyth often tymus A ryche man pore … Proverbs new dictionary
thief — see set a thief to catch a thief hang a thief when he’s young, and he’ll no’ steal when he’s old there is honour among thieves the more laws, the more thieves and bandits little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape … Proverbs new dictionary
opportunity — see opportunity makes a thief opportunity never knocks twice at any man’s door England’s difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity man’s extremity is God’s opportunity … Proverbs new dictionary
The Tale of the Body Thief — infobox Book | name = The Tale of the Body Thief title orig = translator = image caption = author = Anne Rice illustrator = cover artist = country = language = English series = The Vampire Chronicles genre = Horror fiction publisher = Knopf pub… … Wikipedia
The Thief and the Cobbler — Arabian Knight redirects here. For other uses, see Arabian Nights (disambiguation). The Thief and the Cobbler An unreleased poster made near the end of the film s production, before it was taken from Richard Williams … Wikipedia
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
stealing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Taking dishonestly Nouns 1. stealing, theft, thievery, robbery; abduction, kidnapping; abstraction, appropriation; plagiarism; rape, depredation, poaching, raid; spoliation, plunder, pillage, sack,… … English dictionary for students
Rational choice theory (criminology) — In criminology, the Rational Choice Theory adopts a Utilitarian belief that man is a reasoning actor who weighs means and ends, costs and benefits, and makes a rational choice.In democratic countries, like that of the United States or United… … Wikipedia
Gelegenheit — 1. Die Gelegenheit grüsset manchen vnd beut jhm die Haar; will er nicht, so weiset sie jhm den hinderen. – Henisch, 1456, 53; Petri, II, 129. Darum lässt Schiller seinen Tell sagen: »Hier vollend ich s, die Gelegenheit ist günstig.« 2. Die… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
