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
guilt shame form
Saying "I feel guilty" is a mere form of words. Saying "I feel ashamed" is not.
guilt trifles habitual
Guilt agonizes over trifles, ignores habitual wrongdoing.
wind lust company
Those who follow where their genitals lead them often wind up in tedious company.
lust lechery secretive
Lechery is secretive, but must finally reveal itself to at least one.
laughter lust scare
Laughter scares off lust.
passion anxiety lust
Anxiety and lust are evicting the older passions.
issues people arguing
Most people see no reason to stop arguing just because an issue has been decided.
may facts arguing
Reason argues the case, but fact may determine the judgment.
sacred reason sacred-texts
Sacred texts always offend reason.
smell sight intuition
Reason is sight. Instinct is touch. Intuition is smell.
elderly dinner-guests may
The irrational may be attractive in the abstract, but not in cab drives, dinner guests, or elderly relatives.
broken break-out reason
Reason cannot break out of its own loop.
indifference ideology hostility
Ideologies can survive hostility, but not indifference.
methodology ideology
Methodology is applied ideology.