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
pity cruelty fear-not
Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.
travel monotonous-life tourism
The routines of tourism are even more monotonous than those of daily life.
past ironic narrative
Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past.
beloved knows
Jealousy is inconsolable because it cannot know the beloved
practice principles gullible
I am skeptical in principle, gullible in practice.
apathy indifference excellent
Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.
apathy indifference artificial
Indifference creates an artificial peace.
happiness children believe
As a child I was told by my parents that I was happy, but I did not believe them.
vacation pleasure prove
Vacations prove that a life of pleasure is overrated.
people unemployment leisure
Unemployment diminishes people. Leisure enlarges them.
cutting machines path
The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.
success secret poison
As every cockroach knows, thriving on poisons is the secret of success.
success silent hollowness
Moralists love to discourse on the hollowness of success; about the hollowness of failure they are silent.
success greedy envious
Failure makes us envious. Success makes us greedy.