Mason Cooley

Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it.

— Mason Cooley

A moment of eloquence enthralls us. An hour's worth leaves us stupefied.

— Mason Cooley

I answered my father's demands for sympathy with silence.

— Mason Cooley

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

— Mason Cooley

Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening.

— Mason Cooley

Do as you like--if you know what it is.

— Mason Cooley

Always clamping down on excitement is not self-control but fear.

— Mason Cooley

The aphorism wants to be at the same time both main line and off beat.

— Mason Cooley

Getting ready: the show girl scratches her breast and shakes out her feathers.

— Mason Cooley

I resist change even as I call for it.

— Mason Cooley

Nostalgia paints a smile on the stony face of the past.

— Mason Cooley

Wisdom is dead. Long live information.

— Mason Cooley

Fame now wears the halo that once crowned holiness.

— Mason Cooley

Pornography does not inspire violence, but you can break a leg trying to imitate it.

— Mason Cooley

Life is always rich, thought only occasionally so.

— Mason Cooley

Reason cannot break out of its own loop.

— Mason Cooley

Constant talkers are unheard.

— Mason Cooley

The hero used to be the one in white. Now he is harder to spot.

— Mason Cooley

Arrogance frowns; pride smiles.

— Mason Cooley

The wretchedness of failure is the great attraction of success.

— Mason Cooley

Smooth white skin invites something that will leave a trace, a kiss or a slap.

— Mason Cooley

Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.

— Mason Cooley

Show enough regret, and your refusal will inspire gratitude.

— Mason Cooley

Intellectuals have opinions on subjects they just heard about five minutes ago.

— Mason Cooley

Moralists love to discourse on the hollowness of success; about the hollowness of failure they are silent.

— Mason Cooley