1. steal - Noun
2. steal - Verb
A handle; a stale, or stele.
To take and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.
To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.
To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.
To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.
To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.
To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere are three traps of Satan that steal joy and peace: - Regretting about the past - Fear for the future - Ingratitude for the present. Anthony the Great
Worry is a total waste of time. It doesn't change anything. All it does is steal your joy and keeps you very busy doing nothing. Source: Internet
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. Theodore Roosevelt
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox. English Proverb
He who steals an egg will steal an ox. French Proverb
Where rich people can make honest money, poor people have to steal. Gypsy Proverb