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
dream crowds murmuring
My neglected duties crowd around me in my dreams, murmuring.
success would-be worship
I would be glad to worship success if I could find her.
success hands firsts
I would enjoy experiencing the hollowness of success at first- hand.
success currents ifs
If the current is right, one can drift to success.
success ruts succeed
To succeed, find the right rut and stay with it.
blessing long world
Without the blessing of cowardice, the world would long since have been torn to bits.
losing chosen
Losing gracefully is commended but never chosen.
loss effort losing
My love grows wide and shallow in an effort to spread my losses.
building refuge civics
When science drove the gods out of nature, they took refuge in poetry and the porticos of civic buildings.
god men
Man invented the gods. Then the gods went off on their own, but not far.
passion olympian-gods dies
The Olympian gods cannot have grand passions because they cannot die.
mars venus detectives
Mars and Venus are at it again. This time, Hephaestus is standing by with a private detective, a photographer, and a lawyer.
class shoes voice
The Lady: a fluty voice, sensible shoes, a melancholy sense of living by rules few still remember.
children class pet
Ladies and gentlemen are supposed to be looked after by others, like children and pets.