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
trying causes trembling
Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating.
mistake literature originality
Mistakes are the only universal form of originality.
lonely thoughtful feeling-alone
The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.
phrases poor persons
Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person.
loss curves path
At the end of every diet, the path curves back to the trough.
im-sorry sorry mistrust
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
laughter alarms sound
Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter.
dance humility pride
Pride sings and dances; humility sighs.
overcoming pleasure limitation
The limitations of pleasure cannot be overcome by more pleasure.
money
To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.
self doe circumstances
True self is the part of us that does not change when circumstances do.
time regret wasted-life
Regret for wasted time is more wasted time
stars astrology
Astrology: do we make a hullabaloo among the stars, or do they make a hullabaloo down here?
revenge rejection trying
After rejection - misery, then thoughts of revenge, and finally, oh well, another try elsewhere.