Quotes By Mason Cooley

The gods are watching, but idly, yawning.

Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.

Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.

The higher the moral tone, the more suspect the speaker.

Even boredom has its crises.

The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed.

The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.

People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.

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

If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves.

Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.

Mind and body obstruct one another's pleasures.

Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.

I did not know I was in my prime until afterwards.

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

Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.

Malice is always authentic and sincere.

Art seduces, but does not exploit.

Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.

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

In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be.

Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.

Fastidious taste makes enjoyment a struggle.

I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.

Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem.

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

Even the most fickle are faithful to a few bad habits.

Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit.

After my spectacular failures, I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success.