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
fear destiny demon
Everyone fears and courts his own demon.
hope fear optimism
Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.
fear work law
Boredom and fear keep us working and obeying the laws.
fear asking-why guilt
If "there is no harm in asking," why guilt and fear when we do so?
fear appetite
Fear regulates. Appetite impels.
fear shots adversaries
Too timid to talk back, I shot my adversary.
regret fear youth
I do not regret the folly of my youth, but the timidity.
pity cruelty fear-not
Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.
fear self self-control
Always clamping down on excitement is not self-control but fear.
kindness fear kind
Fear of my cruel impulses makes me kind.
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.