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In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie.
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God has replaced sex as the unmentionable.
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When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.
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The past goes right on pulling me apart, though I can scarcely remember the people or the issues.
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I regret. I apologize. I blame myself. I continue as before.
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I do not remember joy or sorrow in childhood, but listening for clues.
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Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.
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I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.
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Self-esteem is not based on itself.
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