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
mistake literature originality
Mistakes are the only universal form of originality.
phrases poor persons
Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person.
im-sorry sorry mistrust
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
overcoming pleasure limitation
The limitations of pleasure cannot be overcome by more pleasure.
time regret wasted-life
Regret for wasted time is more wasted time
revenge rejection trying
After rejection - misery, then thoughts of revenge, and finally, oh well, another try elsewhere.
paradox
When a paradox is widely believed, it is no longer recognized as a paradox.
dental-work ideas office
If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist's office would be full of luminous ideas.
time time-management killing
The time I kill is killing me.
being-alone blame living-alone
Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.
kitchen literature chaos
No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.
nice literature hobbies
Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
nonsense charm
The nonsense that charms is close to sense.
illness refuge trapped
We take refuge in illness and then are trapped there.