It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. Confucius
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. Upton Sinclair
It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. Thomas Hardy
It is easy to be born, it is difficult to be a human being. Filipino Proverb
It is difficult to steal when the boss is a thief. Icelandic Proverb
When a twig grows hard it is difficult to twist it. Every beginning is weak. Irish Proverb