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Mischief Quotes

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 are not.' But then,' said Deaux-Deaux, 'who is?' he thought on this. 'Besides saints. Clive Barker
Ben Jonson quote: "Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they..."
Mischiefs feed / Like beasts, till they be fat, and then they bleed. Ben Jonson
Jack Vance quote: "Mischief moves somewhere near and I must blast it with my magic."
Mischief moves somewhere near and I must blast it with my magic. Jack Vance
George Borrow quote: "mischief in merely an attempt to escape the dreary vacuum of..."
mischief in merely an attempt to escape the dreary vacuum of idleness George Borrow
J. K. Rowling quote: "Mischief Managed."
Mischief Managed. J. K. Rowling
Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges... which are employed altogether for their benefit. Andrew Jackson
Satan finds some mischief still, for idle hands to do'...He might have written with as much truth, 'Satan finds some mischief for busy hands too.' The busy people achieve their full share of mischief in the world, you may rely upon it. What have the people been about, who have been the busiest in getting money, and in getting power, this century or two? No mischief? Charles Dickens
It did not look like the work of God, but it might have represented the handicraft of a God with a joyous sense of humor, a dancing God who loved mischief as much as prayer, and playfulness as much as mischief. Pat Conroy
When remedies are past, the griefs are ended. By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended. To mourn a mischief that is past and gone. Is the next way to draw new mischief on. What cannot be preserved when fortune takes, Patience her injury a mockery makes. The robb'd that smiles steals something for the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief. William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare quote: "To mourn a mischief that is past and gone Is the next way to..."
To mourn a mischief that is past and gone Is the next way to draw new mischief on. William Shakespeare
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness. George Borrow
The barber ran to the broken window, and saw Gavroche, who was running with all his might towards the Saint Jean market. On passing the barber's shop, Gavroche, who had the two children on his mind, could not resist the desire to bid him "good day", and had sent a stone through his sash."See!" screamed the barber, who from white had become blue, "he makes mischief. What has anybody done to this Gamin? Victor Hugo
Now tequila may be the favored beverage of outlaws but that doesn't mean it gives them preferential treatment. In fact, tequila probably has betrayed as many outlaws as has the central nervous system and dissatisfied wives. Tequila, scorpion honey, harsh dew of the doglands, essence of Aztec, crema de cacti; tequila, oily and thermal like the sun in solution; tequila, liquid geometry of passion; Tequila, the buzzard god who copulates in midair with the ascending souls of dying virgins;... Tom Robbins
William Shakespeare quote: "Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take thou what..."
Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take thou what course thou wilt. William Shakespeare
What an immature, self-destructive, antiquated mischief is man! How obscure and gross his prancing and chattering on his little stage of evolution! How loathsome and beyond words boring all the thoughts and self-approval of his biological by-product! this half-formed, ill-conditioned body! this erratic, maladjusted mechanism of his soul: on one side the harmonious instincts and balanced responses of the animal, on the other the inflexible purpose of the engine, and between them man, equally... Evelyn Waugh

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