something, something.
2007-01-06 15:21:08 · 6 answers · asked by Tha Most Shady 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Aesop (common alleged attribution, doesn't appear in several translations I checked)
2007-01-06 16:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard it & can't find any reference on-line.
But it should be "caught and hanged" not "caught and hung."
Pictures are hung, but people are hanged.
2007-01-06 15:27:10 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape
2007-01-06 17:09:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only one ive heard that was anything like that was "we hang petty theifs but appoint the great ones to office" sorry.
2007-01-06 15:33:57 · answer #4 · answered by Lauryn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lives to be caught another day
2007-01-06 15:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by Becky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rich and admire?
2007-01-06 15:21:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋