Mischief sayings

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◆ A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost.

- Benjamin Franklin99

◆ Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt, Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled; Yea even that which mischief meant most harm. Shall in the happy trial prove most glory

- John Milton99

◆ It is impossible to calculate the moral mischief, if I may so express it, that mental lying has produced in society. When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind as to subscribe his professional belief to things he does not believe he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.

- Thomas Paine99

◆ He who has a mind to do mischief will always find a pretense.

- Publilius Syrus99

◆ To mourn a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on.

- William Shakespeare99

◆ No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.

- Michel De Montaigne99