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
ambition imagination way
Imagination awakens ambition, then causes it to lose its way.
ambition intention drifting
Aimless drifting also fulfills an intention.
differences knows
I know that I am very much like everybody else, but not really.
learning research headache
Learned researches lead to headaches, constipation, and befuddled quarreling.
flattery insult contempt
Your flattery is as full of contempt as your insults were.
cost insult enjoy
Enjoy the insult as you deliver it, before you learn its cost.
fluency eloquence hard
Fluency avoids hard thoughts.
selfishness charity doe
Charity does not like arithmetic; selfishness worships it.
charity shame reluctant
My reluctant charity shames both me and the recipient.
adversity long gone
Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.
metaphysics surviving obituary
Metaphysics keeps surviving its obituaries.
fate world rage
Rage against the world, if you like, but quietly, or the Guardians will awake.
smile fate fortuna
Fortuna smiles and frowns according to a timetable surprising even to herself.
fate crowds likes
Fortuna likes to find a crowd and follow it.