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
retirement way retiring
Retirement is a one-way trip to insignificance.
sports murder-mysteries curiosity
Curiosity, easily frightened, takes refuge in puzzles, murder mysteries, and spectator sports.
taken obsession used
My obsessions used to be my protectors, but now they have taken me prisoner.
fall may cushions
Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it.
world busy ends
In every death, a busy world comes to an end.
desire streets
In the street, the gaze of desire is furtive or menacing.
children use way
Children use all their wiles to get their way with adults. Adults do the same with children.
giving-up not-giving-up giving
Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?
letting-go hurt moving-forward
Forget what hurt you but never forget what it thaught you.
teach knows
Experience teaches us, but we scarcely know what.
too-much taste strain
I tried good taste, but the strain was too much for me.
father grief anger
I seldom remember my father, but I sneeze and rub my nose the way he did. I also love my son with grief and anger, as he did.
anger people stalwart
Idleness makes people feeble and peevish. Work makes them stalwart and prone to anger.
crush anger being-ignored
An insult angers me. Being ignored crushes me.