“I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.”

— William Shakespeare , Othello

Source: Othello

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English playwright and poet 1564–1616

Charles Portis book True Grit

Source: True Grit (1968), Chapter 3, p. 59 : 'Mattie Ross,' refusing 'Rooster Cogburn's' offer of a drink of whiskey

“O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!" - Cassio (Act II, Scene iii)”

William Shakespeare Othello

Source: Othello

“My brain was slower than my mouth.”

Paul LePage (1948) American businessman, Republican Party politician, and the 74th Governor of Maine

As quoted by The Times. http://time.com/4172603/paul-lepage-chris-christie-maine-2016-election/ (January 8, 2016)

“If I could put my brain in her body, the world would be mine for the taking.”

Susan Elizabeth Phillips (1948) American writer

Source: Match Me If You Can

“Once a thief, always a thief, only now I steal from the enemy.”

Bernard Cornwell (1944) British writer

Sharpe (Novel Series), Sharpe's Escape (2003)
Context: Until two days ago,' she went on suddenly, 'I thought that my life depended on other people. On employers. Now I think it depends on me. You taught me that. But I still need money.'
'Money's easy,' said Sharpe dismissively.
'That is not the conventional wisdom,' Sarah said drily.
'Steal the stuff,' Sharpe said.
'You were really a thief?'
'Still am. Once a thief, always a thief, only now I steal from the enemy. And some day I'll have enough to stop me from doing it and then I'll have to stop others from thieving from me.'
'You have a simple view of life.'
'You're born, you survive, you die,' Sharpe said. 'What's hard about that?