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
advice ears mouths
Advice is more agreeable in the mouth than in the ear.
art innovation imitation
Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.
children teaching character
Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully
time regret wasted-life
Regret for wasted time is more wasted time
self doe circumstances
True self is the part of us that does not change when circumstances do.
money
To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.
travel memorable thinking
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners.
literature sofas ideology
Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.
artist literature temperament
Few artists can afford artistic temperament.
hate cat pet
Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.
joy sorrow gone
Joy goes as deep as sorrow, but leaves less of itself behind.
path guidance blocked
A blocked path also offers guidance.
problem ifs
If a problem is insoluble, it is Necessity. Leave it alone.
love lust sensations
Love begins with an image; lust with a sensation.