it is easier to tear down than to build up
Being destructive is easier than creating or constructing things. A: "It takes hardly any time at all to bulldoze a building, and yet, it will take them years to rebuild something here." B: "That's because it's easier to tear down than to build up." Thanks for all the criticism, but it is easier to tear down than to build up, you know. So do you have any helpful suggestions?
It is easier to tear down than to build up.
Prov. Destroying things is easier than building them. Jill: That poor politician—he served honestly and well for all those years and now his career is ruined by one little scandal. Jane: It is easier to tear down than to build up.