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The worship of Mammon may be vulgar or immoral, but it persists while other religions falter and disappear.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Vulgar
Religions
Disappear
Worship
Mammon
Religion
Falter
Money
Persists
May
Persist
Immoral

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