ProverbMorality
International origin16th c.
International origin16th c.When knaves fall out, true men come by their goods.
Meaning: Dishonest people's conflicts create opportunities for honest people to acquire what was wrongfully taken.
Origin: When thieves quarrel, they betray each other, and honest people recover what was stolen. The proverb dates from the mid-16th century and is more often heard as "when thieves fall out, honest men come by their own."
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