Character Quote by Ben Jonson

Let them call it mischief; when it is past and prospered, it will be virtue.

— Ben Jonson

Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered t'will be virtue.

— Ben Jonson

Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you.

— Gautama Buddha

Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again and again,…

— Gautama Buddha

Be the first to seek to bring good, do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it.

— Pope Francis

Stimulate the heart to love and the mind to be early accurate, and all other virtues will rise of their own accord, and all…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Be more prompt to go to a friend in adversity than in prosperity.

— Chilo

Make the best use of your golden opportunity now, be naughty when you are young; fly high with the knowledge, because if you don't…

— Kemmy Nola

The common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to…

— George Washington

In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take…

— Anonymous

The only way to keep from going backward is to keep going forward. Eternal vigilance is the price of success. There are three steps,…

— Charles F. Haanel

Mix with the noble people, you become one of them; and keep away from evil people to protect yourself from their evils.

— Anonymous