“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
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
-
Working on it...
Similar quotes
“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
South of Broad
“And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, millions of mischiefs.”
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
“The great question which, in all ages, has disturbed mankind, and brought on them the greatest part of their mischiefs ... has been, not whether be power in the world, nor whence it came, but who should have it.”
John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
“The best way of getting into something is to think of it as mischief.”
steve aylett
The Crime Studio
“The distinguishing mark of man is the hand, the instrument with which he does all his mischief.”
George Orwell
Animal Farm