You can't expect that, after a poor fellow has written a book, he should also understand it.
The man who offers an insult writes it in sand, but for the man who receives it, it's chiseled in bronze.
No, Don Camillo; you didn't exactly steal it. Peppone had two cigars in his pocket. Peppone is a Communist. He believes in sharing things. By skillfully relieving him of one cigar, you only took your fair share.