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
costumes adultery tales
Tales of adultery are much improved by period costumes.
stupidity facts facts-of-life
Stupidity is a fact of life, but unmentionable. The new Prudery.
smile seductive slinkies
A quick smile is more seductive than a slinky dress.
rights want
As soon as I hear of a right, I want it.
desire extravagance excess
The extravagance of intellect outstrips the extravagance of desire.
ugly achieve ugliness
The ugly can achieve an absoluteness beyond the reach of beauty.
truth lying hard
It is hard to tell truth, and hard not to.
friendship new-friends found
The great advantage of a new friend is that we have not yet found one another out.
technology law civilization
Our civilization is shifting from science and technology to rhetoric and litigation.
laughter alarms sound
Dignity takes alarm at the unexpected sound of laughter.
sorrow deceit contradiction
The lyric deals with love and sorrow, the aphorism with contradiction and deceit.
truth half half-truth
Maxims are sharp-edged half-truths.
past advice ignorant
The past is ignorant of the present. Be careful in taking its advice.
children remember
No one can remember himself as an unpleasant child.