When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my coppers.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief.
Never in my life did I steal a penny that didn't belong to me.
I am what I am, but I'm not a thief. And I'm not scandalous.
I simply claim that what ideas I have, I have a right to express; and that any man who denies that right to me is an intellectual thief and robber.
A selfish man is a thief.
One day a guy tried to rob me on the street, and I had no money. So I charged him.
I think I probably have the philosophy of a poor man. You know, like maybe I'd steal the pennies off a dead man's eyes.
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.
I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing.
I say, 'If somebody steals something of yours, then it's good; he loves what you do.'