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
happiness goal chimera
Everyone knows that (1) happiness is the goal of life, and (2) happiness is a chimera.
happiness talent policy
Cheerfulness is a policy; happiness is a talent.
happiness pleasure
Pleasure usually comes when called, but not happiness.
happiness thinking miserable
You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.
happiness cheerful topics
The supposed unhappiness of the rich is always a cheerful topic of conversation.
happiness risk bait
Prudence suspects that happiness is a bait set by risk.
age aging shameless
With age, I have become both more pious and more shameless.
self age aging
After sixty, the self-questioning of middle age is obsolete.
growth age decay
Growth provides novel experiences for youth; decay the same, alas, for age.
age vacancy youth
The noisy vacancy of youth, the quiet vacancy of age.
passion thinking aging
As the tenor roars his passion, I think sadly of my spreading middle, and his.
age demand ordinary
Youth demands more than ordinary life. Age clings to it.
causes aging common
I am now old enough to make common cause with my predecessors against my successors.
aging mark longevity
With decrepitude, longevity has overshot the mark.