Mignon McLaughlin Quotes - Page 4

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• How can a man marry wisely in his twenties? The girl he's going to wind up wanting hasn't even been born.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Girl, Men, Wind

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.23, BookBaby

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• Ma-ma does everything for the baby, who responds by saying Da-da first.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Mom, Baby, Parent

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.39, BookBaby

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• People will disapprove of you if you're unhappy, or if you're happy in The Wrong Way.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  People, Hypocrisy, Unhappy

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• Always live up to your standards — by lowering them, if necessary.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Perfection, Standards, Ifs

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• Desire is in men a hunger, in women only an appetite.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Witty, Sex, Men

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.42, BookBaby

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• Women usually love what they buy, yet hate two-thirds of what is in their closets.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Hate, Shopping, Two

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.96, BookBaby

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• Forget about calories - everything makes thin people thinner, and fat people fatter.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  People, Dieting, Forget

  "The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.

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• How strange that the young should always think the world is against them - when in fact that is the only time it is for them.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Inspirational, Teenage, Thinking

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.106, BookBaby

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• Women are afraid of mice and of murder, and of very little in between.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Women, Littles, Murder

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• Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Sex, Men, Average

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.44, BookBaby

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• Women are good listeners, but it's a waste of time telling your troubles to a man unless there's something specific you want him to do.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Men, Listening, Want

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.47, BookBaby

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• The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Shock

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.45, BookBaby

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• We often pray to be better, when in truth we only want to feel better.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Prayer, Feel Better, Want

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.60, BookBaby

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

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Life, Laughter, Twilight

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.64, BookBaby

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• Every creature stalks some other, catches it, and is caught.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Stalking, Caught, Creatures

  "Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin".

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• God and the devil lose to a common enemy: inertia.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Enemy, Devil, Common

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.91, BookBaby

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• One of life's few really reliable pleasures: to have a family you love, and to leave them for a week.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Week, Pleasure

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.12, BookBaby

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• When we discuss those we love with those who do not love them, the end of love is near.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Heartbreak, Divorce, Love Is

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.23, BookBaby

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• There's nothing wrong with most men's egos that the kowtowing of a headwaiter can't cure.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Men, Ego, Cures

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.64, BookBaby

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• Few of us could bear to have ourselves for neighbors.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Society, Bears, Neighbor

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• Spite is never lonely; envy always tags along.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Lonely, Anger, Envy

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.47, BookBaby

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• I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Men, Fire, Smoking

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.112, BookBaby

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• The plague of government is senile delinquency.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Government, Delinquency, Plague

  "The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.

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• Women flirt to keep their stock high, men to get somewhere.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  Flirty, Flirting, Men

  Mignon McLaughlin (2014). “Aperçus: The Aphorisms of Mignon McLaughlin”, p.42, BookBaby

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• It is always safe to tell people that they're looking wonderful.

  Mignon McLaughlin

  People, Safe, Wonderful

  "The Complete Neurotic's Notebook". Book by Mignon McLaughlin, 1981.

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