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
Mason Cooley quotes about
literature sofas ideology
Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.
nice literature hobbies
Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
growth age decay
Growth provides novel experiences for youth; decay the same, alas, for age.
self age aging
After sixty, the self-questioning of middle age is obsolete.
happiness risk bait
Prudence suspects that happiness is a bait set by risk.
happiness cheerful topics
The supposed unhappiness of the rich is always a cheerful topic of conversation.
happiness thinking miserable
You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.
happiness pleasure
Pleasure usually comes when called, but not happiness.
happiness talent policy
Cheerfulness is a policy; happiness is a talent.
happiness goal chimera
Everyone knows that (1) happiness is the goal of life, and (2) happiness is a chimera.
happiness hearted hard
Happiness is often hard-hearted.
courage bravery victory
Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise.
courage self doubt
Courage overrides self-doubt, but does not end it.
loss lasts lost
Looking backward at what has been lost, I feel sad, then indifferent, and at last relieved.