It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting. — Mason Cooley Interpreting Copy Share Image
Many have attempted unnatural acts, but Nature has always shown the way. — Mason Cooley Deviance Copy Share Image
The grand style is available now only in old poems, museums, and parodies. — Mason Cooley Available Copy Share Image
When I am bored with myself, I try to find someone to listen to me. — Mason Cooley Bored Copy Share Image
Prudence does not make people happy; it merely deprives them of the excitement of being constantly in trouble. — Mason Cooley Doe Copy Share Image
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen: even less, the trouble I've successfully avoided. — Mason Cooley Avoided Copy Share Image
Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining. — Mason Cooley Amount Copy Share Image
The discontented believe that their regrets are about the past. — Mason Cooley Believe Copy Share Image
Lonely people console themselves with self-absorption or curiosity. — Mason Cooley Absorption Copy Share Image
Loneliness is more likely to lead to fussy housekeeping than to grand views of the Universe. — Mason Cooley Fussy Copy Share Image
Don Juan tries not to see the skeptical winks that greet his boasting. — Mason Cooley Boast Copy Share Image
If beggars do not hate the rest of us, they are even more abject than I had imagined. — Mason Cooley Hate Copy Share Image
Opportunity knocks, but doesn't always answer to its name. — Mason Cooley Opportunity Copy Share Image
