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
trying gaps conversation
Great talkers are trying to fill the gap between themselves and others, but only widen it.
sacrifice satisfaction ugly
Sacred or not, sacrifice is an ugly business.
islands people three
Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics.
motive
I keep renaming my motives, but continue doing the same things.
men feelings nervous
Manly men and womanly women are still here but feeling nervous.
curves magic illusion
Magic lives in curves, not angles.
blood greedy thirsty
Commerce is greedy. Ideology is blood-thirsty.
trouble
Many gloat over their own troubles.
bores asks
Never ask a bore a question.
answers folly knows
Folly always knows the answer.
about-yourself
Talk about yourself as much as you like, but do not expect others to listen.
simple justice people
Most people regard getting their way as a matter of simple justice.
succeed failing feels
Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful.
elude-us elude eternity
Eternity eludes us, even as a thought.