opportunity makes the thief
English
Proverb
opportunity
makes
the
thief
People are more
likely
to
steal
something if
presented
with a
convenient
opportunity
to do so.
Alternative forms
opportunity makes a thief
Translations
proverb
Finnish:
tilaisuus tekee varkaan
German:
Gelegenheit macht Diebe
(de)
Italian:
l'occasione fa l'uomo ladro
Polish:
okazja czyni złodzieja
(pl)
Russian:
пло́хо не клади́, во́ра в грех не вводи́
(
plóxo ne kladí, vóra v grex ne vvodí
)
Spanish:
en arca abierta el justo peca
,
la ocasión hace ladrón