“The petty thief is imprisoned but the big thief becomes a feudal lord.”
Zhuangzi (-369–-286 BC) classic Chinese philosopher
Source: The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu
“If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can’t deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.”
— Denis Diderot, book Rameau's Nephew
Rameau's Nephew (1762)
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