Mignon McLaughlin Quotes - Page 3

Life is a mixed blessing, which we vainly try to unmix.

The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all.

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

The trouble with women is men; the trouble with men, men.

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

Minor vices lead to major ones, but minor virtues stay put.

Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers.

Men really prefer reasonably attractive women; they go after the sensational ones to impress other men.

With each passing year, one has less to say, and knows better how to say it.

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

Vanity, revenge, loneliness, boredom, all apply: lust is one of the least of the reasons for promiscuity.

What we forgive too freely doesn't stay forgiven.

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

Every day of our lives we are on the verge of making those slight changes that would make all the difference.

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

A perfect marriage is one in which "I'm sorry" is said just often enough.

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

Many beautiful women have been made happy by their own beauty, but no intelligent woman has ever been made happy by her own intelligence.

Anything you lose automatically doubles in value.

Love is often gentle, desire always a rage.

If there is something you must do and you cannot do it, you cannot do anything else.

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

The total history of almost anyone would shock almost everyone.

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

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