What did Mignon McLaughlin mean by: I know which side my bread is buttered on: the side which falls on the carpet. Mignon McLaughlin Writer Copy
If only we could be old and sick while we’re still young and healthy enough to put up with it! Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mignon McLaughlin, Aging, Health, Youth, 0 Mignon McLaughlin Writer
Beauty often fades, but seldom so swiftly as the joy it gives us. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mignon McLaughlin, Beauty, Ephemeral, Joy, 0 Mignon McLaughlin Writer
Every American child should grow up knowing a second language, preferably English. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mignon McLaughlin, bilingualism, Cultural diversity, Education, 0 Mignon McLaughlin Writer
For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mignon McLaughlin, Happiness, Planning, Serendipity, 0 Mignon McLaughlin Writer
We have to call it “freedom”: who’d want to die for “a lesser tyranny” Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mignon McLaughlin, Freedom, Sacrifice, Tyranny, 0 Mignon McLaughlin Writer
+ If the pain wanders, do not waste your time with doctors. Author, October 8, 2023January 2, 2025, Mignon McLaughlin, Empowerment, Self-reliance, Skepticism, 0 Mignon McLaughlin Writer
Says the rude child: “No, I won’t do it.” Says the courteous grown-up: “Yes, I won’t do it. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mignon McLaughlin, Communication, Compliance, Manners, 0 Mignon McLaughlin Writer
Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Mignon McLaughlin, Bravery, Cowardice, Endurance, 0 Mignon McLaughlin Writer
Art must make you laugh a little and make you a little afraid. Anything as long as it doesn’t bore. Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France