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
age aging shameless
With age, I have become both more pious and more shameless.
self age aging
After sixty, the self-questioning of middle age is obsolete.
passion thinking aging
As the tenor roars his passion, I think sadly of my spreading middle, and his.
causes aging common
I am now old enough to make common cause with my predecessors against my successors.
aging mark longevity
With decrepitude, longevity has overshot the mark.
destiny aging certain
The older we become, the more certain our future.
growing aging life-is
The imaginary audience for my life is growing small and silent.
mind age aging
With age, the mind grows slower and more wily.
giving aging vistas
At sixty, I would like to give my future back its vistas of uncertainty.
wisdom age aging
As an elder I mistrust the wisdom of age.
I see what you mean, but I do not think what you think.
nice literature hobbies
Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
im-sorry sorry mistrust
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
art avant-garde care
Avant-garde art jousts with propriety, but takes care never to unseat it.