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
jealousy self abandonment
Jealousy fuses megalomania and self-abandonment.
jealousy safety bored
Bored by safety, the lover grows jealous and exacting.
morning stupid mean
Never invite to dinner: those who won't decide until the last minute; those who come more than half an hour late; those who want to bring along two or three friends; drunks; monologists; those who stay until three o'clock in the morning; those who think that conversation means having an argument; those who take a high moral tone; those who are stupid, ugly, or dull. Enforcement of these rules will enable one to eat alone every night in comfort.
happiness romance companionship
Not romance but companionship makes the happiness of daily life.
thinking different pairs
Think of the many different relations of form and content. E.g., the many pairs of trousers and what's in them.
modesty seduction modest
A modest demeanor arouses thoughts of seduction.
cameras youth modesty
The modest youth somehow knows just what to do for the cameras.
men people modesty
When a modest man praises himself, people listen.
sweet dames fortune
One who can find lemons sweet and grapes sour is ready for Dame Fortune.
nature enough fortune
If we knew enough, fortune would turn out to be nature.
fortune-cookie warning care
Warning: fortune cookies don't care what happens to you.
smile sweet judgment
Sweet smiles soften judgment. Sweet haunches unseat it.
father age ghost
My taking a seat on the Council of the Fathers caused a desperate fluttering among my ghosts.
mother clinging wanted
My mother wanted to shrink from my clinging, but did not.