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
trust needs need-you
I trust you because I need you.
trust understanding would-be
When understanding would be too difficult, I become trusting.
trust looks exit
Trust, but look for the exits.
confused romance mentor
Pedagogical romances leave the mentor disgruntled, the pupil confused.
issues museums joining
Respectability is joining chastity in the museum of dead issues.
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.