3031. It is Wit to pick a Lock, and steal a Horse; but it is Wisdom to let it alone. (Thomas Fuller (writer))

3031. It is Wit to pick a Lock, and steal a Horse; but it is Wisdom to let it alone.

Thomas Fuller (writer)

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