It is possible in liturgies so to employ the principle of repetition that no wearying sense of sameness will be conveyed, and again it is possible so to mismanage it as to transform worship into something little better than a "slow mechanic exercise."
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
His chief defect was his forgetfulness and absence of mind, which made him mismanage important business.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
If he does not go astray in any other way, he will probably mismanage his money matters.
"Castle Richmond"
Anthony Trollope