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a fair booty makes many a thief

a fair booty makes many a thief proverb: people are easily tempted to dishonesty if there is a substantial prize to be gained.

Proverb

a fair booty makes many a thief

  1. People are easily tempted to dishonesty if there is a substantial prize to be gained.

Questions about a fair booty makes many a thief

What does a fair booty makes many a thief mean?
A fair booty makes many a thief means people are easily tempted to dishonesty if there is a substantial prize to be gained.
What part of speech is a fair booty makes many a thief?
A fair booty makes many a thief is a proverb.

Words near a fair booty makes many a thief in the dictionary

  1. a drowning man will grasp at straws
  2. a dumb priest never got a parish
  3. A Estrada
  4. A factor
  5. a fair bit
  6. a fair booty makes many a thief
  7. a fair few
  8. a far remove
  9. a far sight
  10. a fault confessed is half redressed
  11. a few

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