May Quotes by Mason Cooley

Laughter and tears may not persuade, but they cannot be refuted.

— Mason Cooley

Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine.

— Mason Cooley

People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.

— Mason Cooley

Lawyers may reason powerfully, but power settles most issues.

— Mason Cooley

Reason argues the case, but fact may determine the judgment.

— Mason Cooley

Lies save trouble now, but may return in thunder and lightning.

— Mason Cooley

Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it.

— Mason Cooley

The poor live slow and hard; the rich, fast and easy. The rest of us shuffle along as we may.

— Mason Cooley

Of course I want to be good, but that may not be to your advantage.

— Mason Cooley

Literature may be false, but it is not trivial.

— Mason Cooley

After I have said what is required by my vanity and my morality, I may find a moment for Truth.

— Mason Cooley

Every life has a love story, even though the beloved may be imaginary, or a cat.

— Mason Cooley

The worship of Mammon may be vulgar or immoral, but it persists while other religions falter and disappear.

— Mason Cooley

The villain may be good looking, but his smile is never quite right.

— Mason Cooley

We may eat dinner together, but everyone puts the food in his own mouth.

— Mason Cooley

Aphorisms may equivocate, but they must not wobble.

— Mason Cooley

The nature of language may determine what most people say, but I always speak my own meaning.

— Mason Cooley

Stated clearly enough, an idea may cancel itself out.

— Mason Cooley

Skepticism may undermine beliefs, but never belief.

— Mason Cooley

I may forget my dignity, but you may not.

— Mason Cooley

God may be a human creation, but He goes His way, not ours.

— Mason Cooley

Those who refuse to play second fiddle may wind up playing no fiddle at all.

— Mason Cooley

After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means.

— Mason Cooley

The irrational may be attractive in the abstract, but not in cab drives, dinner guests, or elderly relatives.

— Mason Cooley

Moo may represent an idea, but only the cow knows.

— Mason Cooley