Mischief Quotes

215 quotes by 163 authors

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That's where the mischief starts. That's where everything starts unravelling... — V.S. Naipaul
Mischief moves somewhere near and I must blast it with my magic. — Jack Vance
after a man passes 60 , his mischief is mainly in his head — Washington Irving
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed. — Ben Jonson
The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it.… — Kenneth Rexroth
The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone Is the next way to draw new mischief on. — William Shakespeare
There's a look of mischief in his eyes. 'Smilla. Why is it that such an elegant and petite girl like you has such a rough… — Peter HÃ¸eg
The wicked are wicked, no doubt, and they go astray and they fall, and they come by their deserts; but who can tell the mischief… — William Makepeace Thackeray
It is a giggle full of high spirits and merry mischief, proof that we never lose our girlish selves, no matter what sort of women… — Libba Bray
And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To free a man from error is to give, not to take away. Knowledge that a thing is false is a truth. Error always does… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take thou what course thou wilt. — William Shakespeare
Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving; it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. It is impossible to calculate… — Thomas Paine
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed. — Mary Oliver
If you strip away self-effacement, charm and the spirit of mischief-qualities that make determination and ambition tolerable- you're left with a right ar**hole. — Russell Brand
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not… — Saadi
[Jo to her mother] I knew there was mischief brewing. I felt it and now it's worse than I imagined. I just wish I could… — Louisa May Alcott
Only ignorance! only ignorance! how can you talk about only ignorance? Don't you know that it is the worst thing in the world, next to… — Anna Sewell

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