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Mischief: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

In years that bring the philosophic mind.— WORDSWORTH — Ode. Intimations of Immortality. St. 10.

Minds that have nothing to confer Find little to perceive.— WORDSWORTH — Yes! Thou Art Fair.

What plaguy mischief and mishaps Do dog him still with after claps!— BUTLER — Hudibras. Pt. I. Canto III L. 3.

Let them call it mischief: When it is past and prospered 'twill be virtue— BEN JONSON — Catiline. Act III. Sc. 3.

In life it is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best.— BULWER LYTTON — What Will He Do With It? Bk. III. Heading to Ch. XVII.

When to mischief mortals bend their will, How soon they find fit instruments of ill.— POPE — Rape of the Lock. Canto III. St. 125.

Now let it work: Mischief, thou art afoot, Take thou what course thou wilt. C. Julius Cæsar. Act III. Sc. 2. L. 265. O mischief, thou art swift To enter in the thoughts of desperate men!— Shakespeare — Romeo and Juliet. Act V. Sc. 1. L. 35.

To mourn a mischief that is past and gone Is the next way to draw new mischief on.— Shakespeare — Othello. Act I. Sc. 3. L. 204.