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Stealing Quotes - Page 5

Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy (1825). “The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: with Murphy's essay”, p.17

Steal moments of happiness if you have to, and then collect them until they are the dominant images in your psyche.

Chris Hardwick (2011). “The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level (In Real Life)”, p.96, Penguin

If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition.

Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.231

Bad writers have influences. Good writers steal.

Dragon Page "Cover to Cover" podcast interview, Episode #372A: S. M. Stirling, www.dragonpage.com, September 8, 2009.

Never lie, never cheat, never steal.

John Wooden (2011). “Wooden: A Legacy in Words and Images (EBOOK)”, p.7, McGraw-Hill Professional

One should steal only where one cannot rob.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1977). “The Portable Nietzsche”, p.175, Penguin

Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.

Aeschylus (2014). “The Oresteia: Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides”, p.7, Everyman's Library