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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.

“Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better.”

— Mason Cooley

Change

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“Even cats grow lonely and anxious.”

— Mason Cooley

Pet

“Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time.”

— Mason Cooley

Time

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

— Mason Cooley

Death

“Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.”

— Mason Cooley

Alone

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

— Mason Cooley

Age

“A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.”

— Mason Cooley

Pet

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

— Mason Cooley

Change

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

— Mason Cooley

Humor

“Irony regards every simple truth as a challenge.”

— Mason Cooley

Truth

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

— Mason Cooley

Success

“People believe that photographs are true and therefore cannot be art.”

— Mason Cooley

Art

“Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.”

— Mason Cooley

Women

“At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly.”

— Mason Cooley

Wisdom

“Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it.”

— Mason Cooley

Imagination

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

— Mason Cooley

Success

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

— Mason Cooley

Courage

“Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.”

— Mason Cooley

Newyears

“The passion for money is never fickle.”

— Mason Cooley

Money

“Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.”

— Mason Cooley

Love

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

— Mason Cooley

Faith