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* All over Tibet I had seen men who had been deprived of an arm or a leg for theft (...) Penal amputations were done without antiseptics or sterile dressings.
** [[w:Robert W. Ford|Robert W. Ford]] ''Wind Between the Worlds: Captured in Tibet'' by (1957), p. 37.
* [[w:Thou shalt not steal|This command]] forbids us to rob ourselves of what we have by sinful spending, or of the use and comfort of it by sinful sparing, and to rob others by removing the ancient landmarks, invading our neighbour’s rights, taking his goods from his person, or house, or field, forcibly or clandestinely, over-reaching in bargains, nor restoring what is borrowed or found, withholding just debts, rents, or wages, and (which is worst of all) to rob the public in the coin or revenue, or that which is dedicated to the service of religion.
** [[Matthew Henry]], [http://godstenlaws.com/ten-commandments/mh-commentary8.html]
* The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his sleeve.
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* I have a steed, to leave behind<br>The wild bird, and the wilder wind :<br>I have a sword, which does not know<br>How to waste a second blow :<br>I have a matchlock, whose red breath<br>Bears the lightning’s sudden death ;<br>I have a foot of fiery flight,<br>I have an eye that cleaves the night.<br>I win my portion in the land<br>By my high heart and strong right hand.
** [[Letitia Elizabeth Landon]], ''Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1835'' (1834), 'Scene in Kattiawar'
* Furthermore, in the market and in common trade likewise, this practice is in full swing and force to the greatest extent, where one openly defrauds another with bad merchandise, false measures, weights, coins, and by nimbleness and queer finances or dexterous tricks takes advantage of him; likewise, when one overcharges a person in a trade and wantonly drives a hard bargain, skins and distresses him. And who can recount or think of all these things? To sum up, this is the commonest craft and the largest guild on earth, and if we regard the world throughout all conditions of life, it is nothing else than a vast, wide stall, full of great thieves. Therefore they are also called swivel-chair robbers, land- and highway-robbers, not pick-locks and sneak-thieves who snatch away the ready cash, but who sit on the chair [at home] and are styled great noblemen, and honorable, pious citizens, and yet rob and steal under a good pretext.
** [[Martin Luther]], "The Large Catechism (VII)". Iclnet.org. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
* 467. Not to steal money stealthily (Leviticus 19:11) <br> 468. The court must implement punitive measures against the thief (Exodus 21:37) <br> 469. Each individual must ensure that his scales and weights are accurate (Leviticus 19:36) <br> 470. Not to commit injustice with scales and weights (Leviticus 19:35) <br> 471. Not to possess inaccurate scales and weights even if they are not for use (Deuteronomy 25:13) <br> 472. Not to move a boundary marker to steal someone's property (Deuteronomy 19:14) <br> 473. Not to kidnap (Exodus 20:13) 474. Not to rob openly (Leviticus 19:13) <br> 474. Not to withhold wages or fail to repay a debt (Leviticus 19:13) <br> 475. Not to covet and scheme to acquire another's possession (Exodus 20:14)
476. Not to desire another's possession (Deuteronomy 5:18) <br> 477. Return the robbed object or its value (Leviticus 5:23) <br> 478. Not to ignore a lost object (Deuteronomy 22:3) <br> 479. Return the lost object (Deuteronomy 22:1) <br> 480. The court must implement laws against the one who assaults another or damages another's property (Exodus 21:8) <br>
** Sefer Hamitzvot by [[Maimonides]]
* Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Let there be the curse of Allah upon the thief who steals an egg and his hand is cut off, and steals a rope and his hand is cut off.
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