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
blessing trying life-is
Life is a mixed blessing, which we vainly try to unmix.
book writing reviews
A critic can only review the book he has read, not the one which the writer wrote.
being-yourself kindness compassion
Don't be yourself. Be someone a little nicer.
love life marriage
The hardest learned lesson: that people have only their kind of love to give, not our kind.
sorry wedding-anniversary perfect
A perfect marriage is one in which "I'm sorry" is said just often enough.
worship undoing
Whatever we worship, short of God, is sure to be our undoing.
soul bypass confession
Confession is good for the conscience, but it usually bypasses the soul.
perfection littles tough
Tough and funny and a little bit kind: that is as near to perfection as a human being can be.
courage army bravery
Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway.
cities firsts literature
We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair.
character yesterday effort
Character is what emerges from all the little things you were too busy to do yesterday, but did anyway.
love beautiful depressing
Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones.
motivational women procrastination
There are so many things that we wish we had done yesterday, so few that we feel like doing today.
ifs
If there is something you must do and you cannot do it, you cannot do anything else.