Mason Cooley
Mason Cooley
Mason Cooleywas an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of these such aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
CountryUnited States of America
cheating winning opponents
I win on my merits; my opponents win by cheating.
farewell loss
Every farewell combines loss and new freedom.
art self hypocrisy
Self-deception is nature; hypocrisy is art.
people civility deference
People who expect deference resent mere civility.
disappointment funny-friend laughing
Laughing at our friends, we avenge the disappointment they have caused.
funny-relationship talking cheerful
Nothing is more cheerful than talking about our friends' shortcomings.
lying poverty etc
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.
kindness doe ease
Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.
girl mom daughter
Old photograph: amid the set poses of her family, a young girl smiles and raises her hand a little.
congratulations habit ifs
If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire.
dance pain shrinks
Dancers dance through their pain I shrink from mine.
happiness drug paradise
Drugs bring us to to the gates of paradise, then keep us from entering.
grateful sacrifice be-grateful
Don't sacrifice yourself for me. I will not be grateful.
thinking mind forgotten
Sometimes I discover I have changed my mind because I have forgotten what I used to think.