---
title: "11 Padlock Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Padlock quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Padlock sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/john-ray-7515_inspirational_wedlock-is-a-padlock-712354_712354.png"
---

> [Wedlock is a padlock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ray/wedlock-is-a-padlock/)

[John Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/john-ray-7515_inspirational_wedlock-is-a-padlock-712354_712354.png)

> [You can padlock a building, but you can't padlock an idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/myles-horton/you-can-padlock-a-building-but-you-can-t-padlock-an-idea/)

[Myles Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/myles-horton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/myles-horton-28524_building_you-can-padlock-a-building-but-you-can-t_2790889.jpg)

> [The say education is the key, but we see no padlock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dabby-felix/the-say-education-is-the-key-but-we-see-no-padlock/)

[Dabby Felix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dabby-felix/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/dabby-felix-229913_education_the-say-education-is-the-key-but-we-see_68557.jpg)

> [“You cannot open the padlock if you does not have the key.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adel-sakura/you-cannot-open-the-padlock-if-you-does-not-have-the-key/)

[Adel Sakura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adel-sakura/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/adel-sakura-59749_heart_you-cannot-open-the-padlock-if-you-does_1042478.jpg)

> [Place a padlock on your throat and hide the key.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/place-a-padlock-on-your-throat-and-hide-the-key/)

[Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/rumi-56_keys_place-a-padlock-on-your-throat-and-hide_2399116.jpg)

> [Life is like a padlock, always finding the right key to unlock it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-like-a-padlock-always-finding-the-right-key-to-unlock-it/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/anonymous-1_life_life-is-like-a-padlock-always-finding-th_886109.jpg)

> [Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-a-coyne/faith-is-a-padlock-of-the-mind-and-few-keys-can-open-it/)

[Jerry A. Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-a-coyne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/jerry-a-coyne-13913_faith_faith-is-a-padlock-of-the-mind-and-few-k_2008768.jpg)

> [Maternity bras are the Alcatraz under-wear. If they were a door they'd have a mortise lock, a padlock and the rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-giedroyc/maternity-bras-are-the-alcatraz-under-wear-if-they-were-a-door-they-d/)

[Mel Giedroyc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-giedroyc/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/mel-giedroyc-6262_door_maternity-bras-are-the-alcatraz-under-we_1923353.jpg)

> [“Sometimes the key to unlocking the future is your ability to just leave the padlock of the past.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faithful-akpaloo/sometimes-the-key-to-unlocking-the-future-is-your-ability-to-just/)

[Faithful Akpaloo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/faithful-akpaloo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/faithful-akpaloo-24687_joy_sometimes-the-key-to-unlocking-the-futur_2845021.jpg)

> [“Life can be like a padlock refusing to open. One little change in the combination can finally open the door.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-peterson/life-can-be-like-a-padlock-refusing-to-open-one-little-change-in-the/)

[Alice Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-peterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/alice-peterson-83440_life_life-can-be-like-a-padlock-refusing-to-o_1069722.jpg)

> [Whate'er the talents, or howe'er designed, We hang one jingling padlock on the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-pope/whate-er-the-talents-or-howe-er-designed-we-hang-one-jingling-padlock/)

[Alexander Pope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-pope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/alexander-pope-235_genius_whate-er-the-talents-or-howe-er-designed_958969.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/padlock/#itemlist",
            "name": "Padlock Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 11,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Wedlock is a padlock.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Ray"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ray/wedlock-is-a-padlock/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/john-ray-7515_inspirational_wedlock-is-a-padlock-712354_712354.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/john-ray-7515_inspirational_wedlock-is-a-padlock-712354_712354.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/john-ray-7515_inspirational_wedlock-is-a-padlock-712354_712354.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Wedlock is a padlock.” — John Ray",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You can padlock a building, but you can't padlock an idea.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Myles Horton"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/myles-horton/you-can-padlock-a-building-but-you-can-t-padlock-an-idea/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/myles-horton-28524_building_you-can-padlock-a-building-but-you-can-t_2790889.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/myles-horton-28524_building_you-can-padlock-a-building-but-you-can-t_2790889.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/274/myles-horton-28524_building_you-can-padlock-a-building-but-you-can-t_2790889.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You can padlock a building, but you can't padlock an idea.” — Myles Horton",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The say education is the key, but we see no padlock.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dabby Felix"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dabby-felix/the-say-education-is-the-key-but-we-see-no-padlock/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/dabby-felix-229913_education_the-say-education-is-the-key-but-we-see_68557.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/dabby-felix-229913_education_the-say-education-is-the-key-but-we-see_68557.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/dabby-felix-229913_education_the-say-education-is-the-key-but-we-see_68557.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The say education is the key, but we see no padlock.” — Dabby Felix",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“You cannot open the padlock if you does not have the key.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Adel Sakura"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adel-sakura/you-cannot-open-the-padlock-if-you-does-not-have-the-key/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/adel-sakura-59749_heart_you-cannot-open-the-padlock-if-you-does_1042478.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/adel-sakura-59749_heart_you-cannot-open-the-padlock-if-you-does_1042478.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/adel-sakura-59749_heart_you-cannot-open-the-padlock-if-you-does_1042478.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You cannot open the padlock if you does not have the key.” — Adel Sakura",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Place a padlock on your throat and hide the key.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Rumi"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/place-a-padlock-on-your-throat-and-hide-the-key/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/rumi-56_keys_place-a-padlock-on-your-throat-and-hide_2399116.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/rumi-56_keys_place-a-padlock-on-your-throat-and-hide_2399116.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/rumi-56_keys_place-a-padlock-on-your-throat-and-hide_2399116.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Place a padlock on your throat and hide the key.” — Rumi",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Life is like a padlock, always finding the right key to unlock it",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Anonymous"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-like-a-padlock-always-finding-the-right-key-to-unlock-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/anonymous-1_life_life-is-like-a-padlock-always-finding-th_886109.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/anonymous-1_life_life-is-like-a-padlock-always-finding-th_886109.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/anonymous-1_life_life-is-like-a-padlock-always-finding-th_886109.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Life is like a padlock, always finding the right key to unlock it” — Anonymous",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jerry A. Coyne"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-a-coyne/faith-is-a-padlock-of-the-mind-and-few-keys-can-open-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/jerry-a-coyne-13913_faith_faith-is-a-padlock-of-the-mind-and-few-k_2008768.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/jerry-a-coyne-13913_faith_faith-is-a-padlock-of-the-mind-and-few-k_2008768.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/jerry-a-coyne-13913_faith_faith-is-a-padlock-of-the-mind-and-few-k_2008768.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Faith is a padlock of the mind, and few keys can open it.” — Jerry A. Coyne",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Maternity bras are the Alcatraz under-wear. If they were a door they'd have a mortise lock, a padlock and the rest.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Mel Giedroyc"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-giedroyc/maternity-bras-are-the-alcatraz-under-wear-if-they-were-a-door-they-d/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/mel-giedroyc-6262_door_maternity-bras-are-the-alcatraz-under-we_1923353.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/mel-giedroyc-6262_door_maternity-bras-are-the-alcatraz-under-we_1923353.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/mel-giedroyc-6262_door_maternity-bras-are-the-alcatraz-under-we_1923353.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Maternity bras are the Alcatraz under-wear. If they were a door they'd have a mortise lock, a padlock and…” — Mel Giedroyc",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Sometimes the key to unlocking the future is your ability to just leave the padlock of the past.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Faithful Akpaloo"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faithful-akpaloo/sometimes-the-key-to-unlocking-the-future-is-your-ability-to-just/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/faithful-akpaloo-24687_joy_sometimes-the-key-to-unlocking-the-futur_2845021.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/faithful-akpaloo-24687_joy_sometimes-the-key-to-unlocking-the-futur_2845021.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/584/faithful-akpaloo-24687_joy_sometimes-the-key-to-unlocking-the-futur_2845021.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Sometimes the key to unlocking the future is your ability to just leave the padlock of the past.” — Faithful Akpaloo",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Life can be like a padlock refusing to open. One little change in the combination can finally open the door.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Alice Peterson"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-peterson/life-can-be-like-a-padlock-refusing-to-open-one-little-change-in-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/alice-peterson-83440_life_life-can-be-like-a-padlock-refusing-to-o_1069722.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/alice-peterson-83440_life_life-can-be-like-a-padlock-refusing-to-o_1069722.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/alice-peterson-83440_life_life-can-be-like-a-padlock-refusing-to-o_1069722.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Life can be like a padlock refusing to open. One little change in the combination can finally open the door.” — Alice Peterson",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Whate'er the talents, or howe'er designed, We hang one jingling padlock on the mind.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Alexander Pope"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-pope/whate-er-the-talents-or-howe-er-designed-we-hang-one-jingling-padlock/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/alexander-pope-235_genius_whate-er-the-talents-or-howe-er-designed_958969.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/alexander-pope-235_genius_whate-er-the-talents-or-howe-er-designed_958969.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/alexander-pope-235_genius_whate-er-the-talents-or-howe-er-designed_958969.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Whate'er the talents, or howe'er designed, We hang one jingling padlock on the mind.” — Alexander Pope",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/padlock/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/padlock/",
            "name": "Padlock Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/padlock/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/john-ray-7515_inspirational_wedlock-is-a-padlock-712354_712354.png"
            },
            "description": "Browse 11 Padlock quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Padlock sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/padlock/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/padlock/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Padlock Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/padlock/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```