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
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.
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.