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
people solitude may
People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.
country cities people
City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.
lonely people flow
Lonely people keep up a ceaseless flow of commentary on themselves.
people civility deference
People who expect deference resent mere civility.
people dull rascals
Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals?
art believe people
People believe that photographs are true and therefore cannot be art.
people listening literature
Listening to people keeps them entertained.
people may belief
Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine.
people promise magic
Magic trick: to make people disappear, ask them to fulfill their promises.
people consistency suffering
Inconsistency has been overpraised by people who do not expect to suffer from it.
strong character people
Holding unconventional opinions makes people feel they have strong characters.
self people pity
Self-pity makes people callous.
people age twenties
People who behave at forty as they did at twenty must sometimes wonder why their charm is not working.
people minutes conversation
I am often attracted to people with whom I could not hold a five minute conversation.