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Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley (1927–2002) was an American aphorist known for his witty, compact observations about modern urban life, relationships, and human nature. A professor of English and French at the College of Staten Island, Cooley published several collections of aphorisms that are admired for their precision and sardonic humor.

“Travelers never think that they are the foreigners.”

— Mason Cooley

Travel

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“Only the broken-hearted know the truth about love.”

— Mason Cooley

Relationship

“Imagination has rules, but we can only guess what they are.”

— Mason Cooley

Imagination

“Old age: I fall asleep during the funerals of my friends.”

— Mason Cooley

Age

“Middle age went by while I was mourning for my lost youth.”

— Mason Cooley

Age

“Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.”

— Mason Cooley

Newyears

“In every death, a busy world comes to an end.”

— Mason Cooley

Death

“Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.”

— Mason Cooley

Faith

“Amazing that the human race has taken enough time out from thinking about food or sex to create the arts and sciences.”

— Mason Cooley

Amazing

“The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.”

— Mason Cooley

Power

“If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire.”

— Mason Cooley

Success

“Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty.”

— Mason Cooley

Faith

“Money: power at its most liquid.”

— Mason Cooley

Money

“A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings.”

— Mason Cooley

Change

“The passion for money is never fickle.”

— Mason Cooley

Money

“Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.”

— Mason Cooley

Money

“Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.”

— Mason Cooley

Love

“Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.”

— Mason Cooley

Art

“Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?”

— Mason Cooley

Beauty

“The lonely become either thoughtful or empty.”

— Mason Cooley

Alone

“Faith moves mountains, but you have to keep pushing while you are praying.”

— Mason Cooley

Faith