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
doe prudence shows
Prudence does not save us, but shows us pictures of our destroyers.
trouble prudence misdeeds
Imprudence gets us into more trouble than actual misdeeds do.
air rich behavior
Old among the young, poor among the rich, I adopt an air of indefinable superiority.
madness suspicion
Suspicion is the beginning of wisdom, and of madness.
advice may want
Of course I want to be good, but that may not be to your advantage.
advice trying paradox
To make advice agreeable, try paradox or rhyme.
austerity causes excess
Austerity causes constipation; excess, diarrhea.
eye doe excess
The eye deals with excess more easily than the stomach does.
giving excess pleasure
Profusion gives pleasure up to a point; then we become squeamish.
talking doe needs
Your need to talk does not create in me a need to listen.
world judgment conversation
In conversation, everyone sits in confident judgment on the world.
metaphor convince
Metaphors convince at once or not at all.
impossible nostalgia
My nostalgia is for the impossible.
smile past faces
Nostalgia paints a smile on the stony face of the past.