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
history doe
History goes out of control almost as often as nature does.
language term stills
Reversing a proposition rearranges its terms, but still keeps out new terms.
language
Language cannot say everything, fortunately.
people may language
The nature of language may determine what most people say, but I always speak my own meaning.
limits doe language
Unlike the ambiguity of life, the ambiguity of language does reach a limit.
language borrowed
English has borrowed from everywhere and now goes everywhere.
littles true-and-false language
Was there a little time between the invention of language and the coming of true and false?
tragedy sleepy tragic
Sleepy-head is no longer aroused by tragic imaginings.
tragedy comedy commonplace
Comedy defends the commonplace; tragedy explodes it.
death fall tragedy
When death comes too near, comedy and tragedy fall silent.
friendship old-friends lovers
An ardent lover often makes a cold friend.
friendship destiny cry
When love ends, we cry out against destiny. When friendship ends, we cry out against our friend.
forgiveness forgiven nevertheless
I have forgiven you. Nevertheless, begone!
love hate facts
Unconditional love is a lofty ideal, but unconditional hate is a fact well documented by history.