#mischief

He fashions evil for himself who does evil to another, and an evil plan does mischief to the planner. ↗

— Hesiod

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All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

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For Satan always finds some mischief still for idle hands to do. ↗

— Isaac Watts

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I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment. ↗

— David Herbert Lawrence

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To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief. ↗

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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