opportunity makes a thief

English

Proverb

opportunity makes a thief

1. Less common version of opportunity makes the thief: People are more likely to steal something if presented with a convenient opportunity to do so.

Translations

proverb

• Finnish: tilaisuus tekee varkaan
• German: Gelegenheit macht Diebe (de)
• Italian: l'occasione fa l'uomo ladro
• Polish: okazja czyni złodzieja (pl)
• Russian: пло́хо не клади́, во́ра в грех не вводи́ (plóxo ne kladí, vóra v grex ne vvodí)
• Spanish: en arca abierta el justo peca, la ocasión hace ladrón