Mignon McLaughlin quotes

Mignon McLaughlin was an American journalist and author known for her insightful quotes and wit. With a career spanning five decades, she became a prominent figure in the literary world. McLaughlin's works, including "The Neurotic's Notebook," garnered attention for their relatable perspectives on love, life, and human nature. Her astute observations have made her an enduring source of inspiration for readers globally. Discover more about Mignon McLaughlin's remarkable contributions to literature and enjoy her timeless words that continue to captivate audiences today.

The know-nothings are, unfortunately, seldom the do-nothings.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Courage can't see around corners, but goes around them anyway.

- Mignon McLaughlin

I tell you this, and I tell you plain What you have done, you will do again You will bite your tongue, careful or not Upon the already-bitten spot.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Men who don't like girls with brains don't like girls.

- Mignon McLaughlin

It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Hate leaves ugly scars, love leaves beautiful ones.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Many are saved from sin by being so inept at it.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.

- Mignon McLaughlin

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

- Mignon McLaughlin

When suffering comes, we yearn for some sign from God, forgetting we have just had one.

- Mignon McLaughlin

It took man thousands of years to put words down on paper, and his lawyers still wish he wouldn't.

- Mignon McLaughlin

We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair.

- Mignon McLaughlin

No matter how brilliantly an idea is stated, we will not really be moved unless we have already half thought of it ourselves.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Our strength is often composed of the weakness that we're damned if we're going to show.

- Mignon McLaughlin

We are all born brave, trusting and greedy, and most of us remain greedy.

- Mignon McLaughlin

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.

- Mignon McLaughlin

In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.

- Mignon McLaughlin

There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we all count ourselves among them.

- Mignon McLaughlin

A car is useless in New York, essential everywhere else. The same with good manners.

- Mignon McLaughlin

If I knew what I was so anxious about, I wouldn't be so anxious.

- Mignon McLaughlin

What you have become is the price you paid to get what you used to want.

- Mignon McLaughlin

There is always some specific moment when we become aware that our youth is gone; but, years after, we know it was much later.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Most of us become parents long before we have stopped being children.

- Mignon McLaughlin

For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Likely as not, the child you can do the least with will do the most to make you proud.

- Mignon McLaughlin

The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.

- Mignon McLaughlin

It's the most unhappy people who most fear change.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense.

- Mignon McLaughlin

The proud man can learn humility, but he will be proud of it.

- Mignon McLaughlin

Courage can't see around corners but goes around them anyway.

- Mignon McLaughlin