Quote by Yiddish Proverb

Locks keep out only the honest.

Locks keep out only the honest.

Summary

This quote suggests that locks and security measures are ultimately ineffective against someone who is determined to commit a dishonest act. Honest individuals respect the purpose of locks and abide by them, keeping themselves out. However, individuals with dishonest intentions will find ways to surpass these barriers, rendering them useless. In essence, the quote highlights the flawed nature of relying solely on locks for protection, as dishonest individuals will always find a way to overcome them.

Topics

Crime

By Yiddish Proverb

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

Purpose

I go home and don't get treated any differently. People have

I go home and don't get treated any differently. People have known me all my life and are interested and very supportive but because they have known me forever I don't get any diva treatment. My mum still tells me off if I haven't loaded the dishwasher for her.

Katherine Jenkins

Home

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is

The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.

Respect

We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they wil

We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.

Insects

We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know

We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.

Adlai Stevenson

Understanding

Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alo

Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces.

Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Th

Mental Illness

Homer has taught all other poets the are of telling lies ski

Homer has taught all other poets the are of telling lies skillfully.

Poetry

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carr

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.

Beauty

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

Education

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many inte

The perplexity of life arises from there being too many interesting things in it for us to be interested properly in any of them.

G. K. Chesterton

Perception

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.

Poetry

Trust me, I have never written a speech in my life, and if I

Trust me, I have never written a speech in my life, and if I have my way, I never will.

Trust