qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf
French
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editEtymology
editLiterally, “(he) who steals an egg, steals a cow”. Compare English in for a penny, in for a pound, English one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb.
Pronunciation
editProverb
edit- once a thief, always a thief (someone dishonest enough to steal a small thing can steal a big thing as well)