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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.

“Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.”

— Mason Cooley

Happiness

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“Sincerity: willingness to spend one's own money.”

— Mason Cooley

Money

“When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.”

— Mason Cooley

Success

“The passion for money is never fickle.”

— Mason Cooley

Money

“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 lonely become either thoughtful or empty.”

— Mason Cooley

Alone

“Death is frightening, and so is Eternal Life.”

— Mason Cooley

Death

“The only peace is being out of earshot.”

— Mason Cooley

Peace

“Staid middle age loves the hurricane passions of opera.”

— Mason Cooley

Age

“Money: power at its most liquid.”

— Mason Cooley

Money

“Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.”

— Mason Cooley

Pet

“Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little.”

— Mason Cooley

Humor

“Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.”

— Mason Cooley

Newyears

“Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.”

— Mason Cooley

Love

“To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.”

— Mason Cooley

Money

“I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy.”

— Mason Cooley

Failure

“Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.”

— Mason Cooley

Courage

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

— Mason Cooley

Imagination

“Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.”

— Mason Cooley

Happiness

“If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resume and claim them as achievements.”

— Mason Cooley

Wisdom

“Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.”

— Mason Cooley

Change