“He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”
Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher
“For wishes are effectual but by will,
And that too much is impotent and void
In frail humanity; and time steals by
Sinful and wavering, and unredeem’d.”
A Summer Evening’s Tale
The Venetian Bracelet (1829)
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