“However a man who was honest and clever was always, ALWAYS more difficult to scam than someone who was both dishonest and clever.Sincerity. It was so difficult , by definition, to fake.”

“There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep.”

“Me, I’m dishonest, and you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, it’s the honest ones you have to watch out for.”

“The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.”

“The completion is always more difficult that the beginning”

“One percent of people will always be honest and never steal," the locksmith said. "Another one percent will always be dishonest and always try to pick your lock and steal your television. And the rest will be honest as long as the conditions are right - but if they are tempted enough, they'll be dishonest too. Locks won't protect you from the thieves, who can get in your house if they really want to. They will only protect you from the mostly honest people who might be tempted to try your door if it had no lock".”