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
habit contagious measles
In any family, measles are less contagious than bad habits.
years age gone
There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know it was much later.
heart writing joy
The best work is done with the heart breaking, or overflowing.
powerful pay-the-price literature
Albert Einstein when asked what he considered to be the most powerful force in the universe answered: Compound interest! What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want.
new-york humorous car
A car is useless in New York, essential everywhere else. The same with good manners.
friendship believe real-friends
It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.
worry anxiety anxious
If I knew what I was so anxious about, I wouldn't be so anxious.
god loneliness tired
How tired God must be of guilt and loneliness, for that is all we ever bring to Him.
girl men wind
How can a man marry wisely in his twenties? The girl he's going to wind up wanting hasn't even been born.
confidence mark wells
Life marks us all down, so it's just as well that we start out by overpricing ourselves.
money people literature
There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we all count ourselves among them.
integrity sake wells
If you have to do it every day, for God's sake learn to do it well.
atheist literature sound
Most sermons sound to me like commercials - but I can't make out whether God is the Sponsor or the Product.
time children memorable
Most of us become parents long before we have stopped being children.