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
writing thinking circles
Writing about an idea frees me of it. Thinking about it is a circle of repetitions.
book lessons teach
Every book teaches a lesson, even if the lesson is only that one has chosen the wrong book.
naps rejection figures
When you can't figure out what to do, it's time for a nap.
silence answers silence-is
silence is the most intolerable of answers.
role-models warning roles
If I can't serve as a role model, let me serve as a warning.
differences littles poet
Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.
men schemes young
Young men preen. Old men scheme.
animal civilization vegetables
Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables.
people dull rascals
Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals?
faults virtue tied
We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.
new-york paris drawing
Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.
thinking specialists universe
Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.
sage literature enlightened
The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.
men talking feelings
The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds.