Mischief Quotes

215 quotes by 163 authors

Corporate bodies are more corrupt and profligate than individuals, because they have more power to do mischief, and are less amenable to disgrace or punishment.… — William Hazlitt
For love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the… — Izaak Walton
A Code of Honor: Never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world… — Bruce Jay Friedman
I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief… — D. H. Lawrence
I was a little troublemaker. Always trying to get in trouble, always mischief, like throwing rocks at cars when I was younger, all that kind… — Ryan Lochte
Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and… — Bob Marley
The state can be and has often been in the course of history the main source of mischief and disaster. — Ludwig von Mises
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were… — Thomas Paine
'Tis not enough your counsel still be true; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do. — Alexander Pope
The trickster's function is to break taboos, create mischief, stir things up. In the end, the trickster gives people what they really want, some sort… — Tom Robbins
There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Once you give an NFL player permission to have thoughts, you invite all kinds of mischief. — Matt Taibbi
The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. — Voltaire
For Satan always finds some mischief still for idle hands to do. — Isaac Watts
There is no doubt that the Internet brims with spamming, scamming and identity fraud. Having someone wipe out your hard drive or bank account has… — Evgeny Morozov
Sometimes you lose a battle. But mischief always wins the war — John Green
Mischief nodded. 'It's true,' he conceded. 'You're in the company of eight world-class thieves,' he said, not without a little touch of pride. 'Saints we… — Clive Barker
Misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The greater part of all the mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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