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1 " Never use naughtiness in mixed company, unless your witticism is so funny that your audience will shoot tears of happiness out of their eyes with a velocity sufficient to powerwash a small bus. Any joke that falls short of that standard will make you lose respect in the eyes of everyone except your best friends, who, as you know, lost respect for you long ago. "
― , The Joy of Work: Dilbert's Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Your Co-Workers
2 " It occurred to him, for the first time, that it did unflattering things to a person when affection was taken away from them. For there had been a time when she had seemed gorgeous, and fun, and all of her naughtiness had had for him a kind of irresistible pull. It was only after he decided he didn't want her anymore that she became a shrew, and obliterated his memory of the girl she used to be. "
― Anna Godbersen , Splendor (Luxe, #4)
3 " No one had ever accused Koko of being naughty. Perverse, perhaps, or arrogant, or despotic. But naughtiness was beneath his dignity. "
― Lilian Jackson Braun
4 " Never underestimate the naughtiness factor. "
― Eowyn Wood , Naked in the Rain
5 " Extremes meet and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility. "
6 " I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thine heart. "