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
philosophy philosophical interesting
In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.
philosophical upset doe
Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets.
philosophy philosophical thinking
Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.
philosophy philosophical reality
When appearance and reality coincide, philosophy and literary criticism find themselves with nothing to say.
plato philosophy philosophical
Plato's Symposium shows that flirtation and philosophy can further one another.
truth philosophy philosophical
The grandeur of a philosophy does not certify its truth.
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.
stories literature insult
Modern literature seduces with insults, riddles, and inside stories.
beginning-middle-and-end abandoned ends
The beginning, middle, and end are parodied, reversed, and hidden by modernism, but not abandoned.
modern paint depiction
Modern pictures banish depiction for interfering with the workings of paint.
freedom lateness late
Always late: thus I make you the prisoner of my freedom.