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
bitterness bitter my-thoughts
My thoughts, I guess, are bitter: who but the bitter have thoughts?
next wells bores
A bore: one who knows as well as you do what he is going to say next.
children asks knows
Even in the same family, one child will always instinctively know when to ask for things, and another won't.
children adults natural
There are children born to be children, and others who must mark time till they can take their natural places as adults.
lying merit telling-the-truth
Make a habit of telling the truth, or make a habit of lying: to decide each case on its own merits is exhausting, and hardly ever worth it.
patterns unpredictable uniqueness
Others follow patterns; we alone are unpredictable.
masters hard altruism
Altruism is a hard master, but so is opportunism.
mean men gossip
Men gossip less than women, but mean it.
around-the-corner corners knows
Courage doesn't know what's around the corner, but goes around it anyway.
children parent failing
When their children fail to charm others, few parents can stay neutral.
retrospect triumph defeat
In retrospect, our triumphs could as easily have happened to someone else; but our defeats are uniquely our own.
believe silly mind
If you jot down every silly thought that pops into your mind, you will soon find out everything you most seriously believe.
absence coarse vulgar
Money: in its absence, we are coarse; in its presence, we are vulgar.
fall bread sides
I know which side my bread is buttered on: the side which falls on the carpet.