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
desire significant significance
The desire to be significant casts a pall.
smile promise desire
Smiling half-reluctance seems to promise more than the frankest gesture of desire.
dream heart desire
I dream of vague shapes that hint of my heart's desire.
sick desire excess
When sages commend excess, Desire is sick.
desire endure altruism
Altruism is for those who cannot endure their desires.
desire conversation
The desire to perform impedes conversation.
sorrow desire soap
Sorrow also fulfills Desire. Example: the Soaps.
desire gone habit
Habit keeps my life going, with occasional pushes from desire.
self desire throwing
Sexual attraction keeps throwing self-interest off course.
self desire way
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived.
desire satisfaction
Desire is wakeful; satisfaction dozes.
desire moles beloved
I am kept in bondage by the moles of my beloved.
heart desire trying
When I try to portray to myself my heart's desire, nothing happens.
fashion nature desire
The cues that arouse desire are changed by Fashion, but feel like the proddings of Nature.