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
business procrastination forever
Don't fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all
time procrastination years
The time to begin most things is ten years ago.
time children years
Your children tell you casually years later what it would have killed you with worry to know at the time.
time pain health
If the pain wanders, do not waste your time with doctors.
husband women wife
A husband only worries about a particular Other Man; a wife distrusts her whole species.
love matter infatuation
We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter.
happy pieces what-is-happiness
We are seldom happy with what we now have, but would go to pieces if we lost any part of it.
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.