tyv tror, hvermand stjæler

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Danish

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Etymology

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Literally, “[a] thief thinks [that] everyone steals”.

Proverb

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tyv tror, hvermand stjæler

  1. someone with a moral failing thinks that that failing is common (usually with the implication that it is therefore excusable)
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