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
problem chastity treated
Chastity is now treated as a sexual problem.
ties lasts dieting
Dieting is our last tie with asceticism.
asceticism way peculiar
Asceticism without religion is just another way of cultivating peculiar sensations.
self asceticism would-be
Without asceticism, self-indulgence would be insignificant.
asceticism celibacy incapacity
Asceticism and celibacy can conceal many incapacities.
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.