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
time long gone
Every good time that goes on too long turns into a hell.
time effort busy
Being charming takes time and effort, and I am busy.
mean winning outlasting
Winning means outlasting everyone else.
hero winning play
The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.
sports giving-up winning
The winner gives up his chance to be a good sport.
sweet revenge revenge-is-sweet
Revenge is sweet but not nourishing.
sentimental want sentimentality
The sentimental want to be thrilled by everything.
respect heart feelings
Sentimentality is the respect the cold-hearted pay to feeling.
friends drinking accomplices
Drunks do not have friends, but accomplices.
intelligence fright predatory
Intelligence is predatory, but full of fastidiousness and frights.
power intelligence
Intelligence without power cannibalizes itself.
intelligence isolation turns
Intelligence in isolation turns to aimless marauding.
money divorce lovers
Lovers' quarrels are not generally about money. Divorce cases generally are.
equality hierarchy seeming
Every seeming equality conceals a hierarchy.