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
distance dignity
No dignity without distance.
may dignity forget
I may forget my dignity, but you may not.
food cities strange
In a strange city, I connect through food and fantasy.
food together may
We may eat dinner together, but everyone puts the food in his own mouth.
food promise eating
Health foods make promises that only the Second Coming could fulfill.
philosophy dinner eating
As a comforter, philosophy cannot compete with a good dinner.
jokes objections
Jokes are unanswerable objections.
friends enemy dangerous
An imprudent enemy is less dangerous than an imprudent friend.
time want waste
If I want my time wasted, I'll waste it myself.
opportunity luck gone
Opportunity often goes begging. Luck, never.
law common-sense giving
Like other high subjects, the Law gives no ground to common sense.
justice injustice
We do justice coldly, injustice hotly.
justice mercy deals
Good deal: justice for you, mercy for me.
hero born heroines
Heroes are born to be troublemakers.