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
work
Grandiosity lessens as work proceeds.
change art works-of-art
Every work of art changes its predecessors.
determination nice hard-work
Courage, determination, and hard work are all very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the back yard.
work planning sensuality
Sensuality takes planning and work.
fear work law
Boredom and fear keep us working and obeying the laws.
work
I like what I do for a living. I also like NOT doing it--perhaps even more.
work melancholy pleasure
Work saves us from melancholy. Pleasure exposes us to it.
work done
The pleasantest part of work is having done it.
work firsts rescue
Work at first rescues us, then ravages us.
work goodness easier
Nothing easier than to confuse busyness with goodness.
work cutting folly
Working cuts down on both folly and wisdom.
work pleasure
I am invigorated by work, wasted by pleasure.
work worry boredom
Worrying is as futile as boredom, but harder work.
dental-work ideas office
If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist's office would be full of luminous ideas.