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
tears cry makers
Tears are great peace-makers.
tea electric pornography
Like an electric tea-kettle, pornography comes to a boil very fast.
book lessons teach
Every book teaches a lesson, even if the lesson is only that one has chosen the wrong book.
strength teacher weakness
Weakness is a better teacher than strength. Weakness must learn to understand the obstacles that strength brushes aside.
men tea age
An old man drinks tea and reads the newspaper--forgetting age for a moment.
laughter tears may
Laughter and tears may not persuade, but they cannot be refuted.
heart feelings tears
Fearful of sentimentality, I disown my tears and melting heart.
teach knows
Experience teaches us, but we scarcely know what.
thinking logic teach
Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking.
children teaching character
Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully
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.