Brewer's: Steal a Horse

One man may steal a horse, but another must not look over the hedge. Some men are chartered libertines, while others are always eyed with suspicion. (Latin: “Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas.”)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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