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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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A blunt statement can be as false as any other.
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Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.
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Old among the young, poor among the rich, I adopt an air of indefinable superiority.
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Nudity is the costume of lovers and corpses.
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Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.
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We sometimes find truth, but more often it finds us.
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Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.
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Machismo makes no provision for preparing lunch, doing the laundry, or minding the baby.
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Unhappiness is too common to call for special measures.
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Youth demands more than ordinary life. Age clings to it.
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In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth.
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I know that I am what I am. But I am not sure what I am.
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The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.
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Show enough regret, and your refusal will inspire gratitude.
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Repetition comforts me for a time, then closes in.
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If we knew enough, fortune would turn out to be nature.
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When love ends, we cry out against destiny. When friendship ends, we cry out against our friend.
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The price of telling your troubles is having to listen to advice.
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Originality finds the unexpected but inevitable next step.
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A skyscraper is a boast in glass and steel.
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