Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlin
Mignon McLaughlinwas an American journalist and author. In the 1950s, she began publishing aphorisms that were later collected in three books, entitled, The Neurotic’s Notebook, The Second Neurotic’s Notebook and The Complete Neurotic’s Notebook. She is known for a number of quotes, among them:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth6 June 1913
CountryUnited States of America
Mignon McLaughlin quotes about
dog children home
Hot dogs always seem better out than at home; so do French-fried potatoes; so do your children.
philosophy men taxes
Philosophy teaches a man that he can't take it with him; taxes teach him he can't leave it behind either.
mankind bounty
God doesn't measure His bounty, but oh how we do!
heart mankind dictionary
Acedia is not in every dictionary; just in every heart.
people dieting forget
Forget about calories — everything makes thin people thinner, and fat people fatter.
effort praise
We work for praise, and dawdle once we have it.
hypocrisy people unhappy
People will disapprove of you if you're unhappy, or if you're happy in The Wrong Way.
lasts cookies manners
Many who would not take the last cookie would take the last lifeboat.
time nice thinking
My doctor is nice; every time I see him, I'm ashamed of what I think of doctors in general.
happy back-when pennies
Happiness is like the penny candy of our youth: we got a lot more for our money back when we had no money.
forgiveness forgiving power-of-forgiveness
What we forgive too freely doesn't stay forgiven.
iron links three
There are three iron links in the neurotic's chain: unloving, unlovable, unloved.
track enemy minutes
The neurotic keeps minute track of his enemies; it is only his friends he is careless about.
comfort revelations curmudgeon
Comfort, or revelation: God owes us one of these, but surely not both.