Robert Baden-Powell

From the boys' point of view, scouting puts them into fraternity-gangs, which is their natural organisation, whether for games, mischief, or loafing; it gives them a smart dress and equipments; it appeals to their imagination and romance; and it engages them in an active, open-air life.

English Soldier

Aristotle

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.

Greek Philosopher

Beatrice Wood

You know, God, the power that makes life, whatever it is, had just to make two things, masculine and feminine, for all this mischief. And made them so there is this entirely different point of view about love and sex.

American Artist

George Borrow

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.

British Author

Anne Enright

I love the characters not knowing everything and the reader knowing more than them. There's more mischief in that and more room for seriousness, too.

Irish Author

Stef Wertheimer

My purpose is to keep people busy and out of mischief - to create good and interesting jobs for them that help families stay together.

Israeli Businessman

Giorgio Chiellini

The truth is, I admire his mischief, because if Suarez were to lose that, he would become an average player.

Italian Athlete

Voltaire

The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.

French Writer

Aeschylus

What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors.

Greek Poet

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do.

Mischief implies intentional action, not accidental harm or trouble.

Intent Matters

Sometimes 'mischief' indicates playful behavior, not meant to be truly harmful.

Playful Tone

'Mischief' often refers to minor harm, so it's not usually used for serious offenses.

Not Always Serious

'Mischief' suggests damage is present but on a smaller, more controllable scale.

Mild Damage

It implies a negative connotation but less severe than destruction or devastation.

Negative Impact

'Mischief' in law may imply harm to public order or civil peace.

Legal Connotation

This type of 'mischief' is dealt with in civil court, not criminal court.

Civil vs. Criminal

In idioms, 'mischief' expresses a personality trait of causing trouble.

Figurative Use

Used idiomatically, it insinuates discreet or indirect ways of causing trouble.

Subtle Trouble

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The punishable perils of...

 it's been going on forever, it probably will continue forever, and there's no point passing any laws, because there's little we can do about it. And I want to demonstrate that that, too, is a dangerous myth, very dangerous. It's a piece of public mischief. And I want to speak a little bit,

Afra Raymond: Three...

 Basquiat spent his childhood making art and mischief in Boerum Hill. While he never attended art school, he learned by wandering through New York galleries, and listening to the music his father played at home. He drew inspiration from unexpected places,

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 and a giant cat named Behemoth– are seen to have uncanny magical powers, which they use to stage their performance while leaving a trail of havoc and confusion in their wake. Much of the novel’s dark humor comes not only from this demonic mischief,

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 As to any primary mischief, it's evident that it produces no pain in anyone. On the contrary, it produces pleasure. The partners are both willing. If either of them be unwilling, the act is an offense, totally different in its nature of effects.

Steven Pinker and...

 that it was possible to link these weapons of mischief together. Franklin, continuing with the metaphor, likened this grouping to cannons on a ship. The gun deck on a military vessel fired their cannons simultaneously, in a battery.

Electric Vocabulary

 characteristics that we really admire so they have that playfulness within them they have a sense of mischief yeah you know if you see elephants down at the waterhole flying around you know swimming around and splashing that's

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 there were shocked faces in his delegation which mirrored my own but still not my heart when he remarked about the white domination and said oh yes we did a lot of mischief back there

Storytellers Summit Day...

 they'll get into just a little bit of mischief. Where is the powder? I don't know. Well, where did you put it, where did it -- Who did it?

What I've learned about...

 playin and exploring and sometimes getting up to mischief with Rambo is a

Mischief

Intent Matters

Playful Tone

Not Always Serious

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