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
ideas literature world
Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.
birthday passion age-love
Staid middle age loves the hurricane passions of opera.
ideas literature may
Stated clearly enough, an idea may cancel itself out.
sage literature enlightened
The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.
faults virtue tied
We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.
differences littles poet
Young poets bewail the passing of love; old poets, the passing of time. There is surprisingly little difference.
naps rejection figures
When you can't figure out what to do, it's time for a nap.
dance pain shrinks
Dancers dance through their pain I shrink from mine.
kindness doe ease
Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.
funny-relationship talking cheerful
Nothing is more cheerful than talking about our friends' shortcomings.
disappointment funny-friend laughing
Laughing at our friends, we avenge the disappointment they have caused.
cheating winning opponents
I win on my merits; my opponents win by cheating.
determination nice hard-work
Courage, determination, and hard work are all very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the back yard.
birthday age walking
The wisdom of age: don't stop walking.