Chicago Tribune Quotes

Thou Shalt Not Steal!

The eighth commandment reads, "Thou shalt not steal." It does not read, "Thou shalt not steal from the rich man." It does not read, "Thou shalt not steal from the poor man." It reads simply and plainly, "Thou shalt not steal."

I never, ever would or did rob anyone in my life.

I insist that the commandment, "Thou shalt not steal," applies as much to the monopolist as to the highwayman.

I shouldn't steal in this world.

Pay and the story rolls. Steal and the story folds. No stealing from the blind newsboy.

Never in my life did I steal a penny that didn't belong to me.

You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

I did steal socks, but I got caught... don't shoplift, anyone - don't do it! You're just gonna get caught.

I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's.

If there is no God, why bother to tell the truth? Why not steal?

I'm not a religious person in the regular sense, but in the Bible you're not allowed to steal, you're not allowed to lie and you're not allowed to feel you're above other people.

I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.

It is a naked fight against theft, and the thieves will not win.

I am convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile.

We will that every man above 12 years make oath that he will neither be a thief nor cognizant of theft

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal

He that steals an egg will steal an ox.

I don't think I've ever stolen anything.

I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.

All things are moral. That soul, which within us is a sentiment, outside of us is a law. We feel its inspiration; out there in history we can see its fatal strength.

Thou shalt not steal. I seem to recall that being one of God’s I’d rather you didn’t lest I have to smite you into ash commandments.

I say guilt, gentlemen, because it was guilt that motivated her. She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society.

Not honesty alone, but the punctilio of an honor the most sensitive, is then the standard of behavior.

I am a man of principle. I will stick by my principles. I will tell the truth no matter where the chips fall.