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
genius knows
Genius knows where the questions are hidden.
i-am-what-i-am not-sure knows
I know that I am what I am. But I am not sure what I am.
generosity refrain knows
Generosity knows how to count, but refrains.
critical-spirit meddling knows
The critical spirit never knows when to stop meddling.
trouble nobody-knows knows
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen: even less, the trouble I've successfully avoided.
differences knows
I know that I am very much like everybody else, but not really.
action ifs knows
Do as you like--if you know what it is.
people needs knows
Listen to what people say about themselves; they will tell you everything you need to know.
photography misrepresentation knows
Photography knows how to authenticate its misrepresentations.
answers folly knows
Folly always knows the answer.
beloved knows
Jealousy is inconsolable because it cannot know the beloved
teach knows
Experience teaches us, but we scarcely know what.
literature prime knows
I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.
comprehension knows
When I get the point, I often don't know what to do with it.