Mischievous Quotes

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Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy,… — Francis Bacon
Pride is a vice not only dreadfully mischievous in human society, but perhaps of all others, the most insuperable bar to real inward improvement. — Elizabeth Carter
Union of religious sentiments begets a surprising confidence, and ecclesiastical establishments tend to great ignorance and corruption; all of which facilitate the execution of mischievous… — James Madison
Considering the great importance to the public liberty of the freedom of the press, and the difficulty of submitting it to very precise rules, the… — Thomas Jefferson
Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going. — Jackie DeShannon
Passions are less mischievous than boredom, for passions tend to diminish and boredom increase. — Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly
It surely can be no offence to state, that the progress of science has led to new views, and that the consequences that can be… — Henry De la Beche
I've never been reckless-it's always calculated. I'm mischievous, but I'm calculated. — Drake
All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In my opinion, there never was a good war or a bad peace. When will… — Benjamin Franklin
Iâ€™ve read a lot of scripts and Iâ€™m really luck to be able to play a woman whoâ€™s funny and can be charming and has… — Cobie Smulders
I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I'd try to reenact it. — Adrien Brody
I often feel like I have this spirit living inside of me, always dressing in like short mini skirts... but then I start to discover… — Bai Ling
There is... an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and… — Thomas Jefferson
I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and… — Socrates
I think mischievous people always there, ... Some kind of perfect world, that is impossible. Accept that reality. (For) those people who have genuine concern… — Dalai Lama
In the mind of all, fiction, in the logical sense, has been the coin of necessity;â€”in that of poets of amusementâ€”in that of the priest… — Jeremy Bentham
The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state: but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications,… — William Blackstone
Perhaps myself the first, at some expense of popularity, to unfold the true character of Jefferson, it is too late for me to become his… — Alexander Hamilton
George Jones and I happen to share the same birthday. The first and only time I met him (which I believe was at the Opry… — Jennifer Nettles
It sometimes happens to me while writing, that I seek a word; mischievous as it is it appears in English, it appears in Arabic, but… — Sami Michael

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