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
life waste mortality
Life is used up all the same, whether we save, spend, or waste it.
life men theme
The Insignificance of Man is a congenial theme; my own insignificance is a sore point.
life impossible eating
Vicarious living is only slightly less impossible than vicarious eating.
life life-is
Life is what it makes you.
life morning awakening
Awakening in the morning returns us to life, and to awareness of death.
life struggle sleep
Life is struggle and sleep.
speech certain existence
Whatever is spoken of acquires a certain existence.
men ideas age
In the present age, a man with harmonious ideas is regarded as out of touch.
ideas misery arise
Beggars remind us that not all miseries arise from our ideas.
philosophy philosophical interesting
In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.
philosophical upset doe
Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets.
philosophy philosophical thinking
Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.
philosophy philosophical reality
When appearance and reality coincide, philosophy and literary criticism find themselves with nothing to say.
plato philosophy philosophical
Plato's Symposium shows that flirtation and philosophy can further one another.