What is stealing?

Famous quotes containing the word stealing:

    “Time is a very bankrupt and owes more than he’s worth to
    season.
    Nay, he’s a thief too: have you not heard men say,
    That Time comes stealing on by night and day?”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal?”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)