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
self vices medication
Our vices are attempts to combine self-medication and enjoyment.
children parent trouble
Disobedient parents are a great trouble to their children.
baby kissing bankers
The New Right: kiss the bankers and spank the babies.
theme repetition autobiography
The theme of my autobiography could only be repetition.
lines affirmation yeah
There is a line between a definite maybe and an indefinite yes.
effort appearance absurdity
A sense of absurdity interferes with my efforts to appear venerable.
worry complaining action
Worry is not thought; complaining is not action.
work worry boredom
Worrying is as futile as boredom, but harder work.
giving luck method
Imprudence relies on luck, prudence on method. That gives prudence less edge than it expects.
moderation extremes
Moderation shifts when extremes do.
excited moderation hard
Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it.
burning limits building
The limits of prudence: one cannot jump out of a burning building gradually.
happy people doe
Prudence does not make people happy; it merely deprives them of the excitement of being constantly in trouble.
important world ethics
In ethics, prudence is not an important virtue, but in the world it is almost everything.