Quote

When death comes too near, comedy and tragedy fall silent.

Mason Cooley

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Near
Tragedy
Silent
Comedy
Fall
Comes
Death

More quotes by Mason Cooley

Image
Melancholy is as seductive as Ecstasy.
Mason Cooley
Image
Once I find the right maxim to apply, I feel that I have done all that can be expected of me.
Mason Cooley
Image
Nature knows no difference between weeds and flowers.
Mason Cooley
Image
Even in rapture, part of the mind watches.
Mason Cooley
Image
Tolerance is a placid contempt.
Mason Cooley
Image
Originality is in the eye of the beholder.
Mason Cooley
Image
Street sign: Ho Hum Road & Easy Street In retirement, I look for days off from my days off.
Mason Cooley
Image
The desire to create literature leads to frights, grunts, and coy looks.
Mason Cooley
Image
A real idea keeps changing and appears in many places.
Mason Cooley
Image
A sure cure for boredom: fast until you are ravenous.
Mason Cooley
Image
A quick smile is more seductive than a slinky dress.
Mason Cooley
Image
Failures are easier to repeat than successes.
Mason Cooley
Image
A theology whose god is a metaphor is wasting its time.
Mason Cooley
Image
Don Juan tries not to see the skeptical winks that greet his boasting.
Mason Cooley
Image
When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her.
Mason Cooley
Image
Diplomats lie with a heavy sense of destiny.
Mason Cooley
Image
Many think that assigning blame settles matters.
Mason Cooley
Image
The rich feel full of merit.
Mason Cooley
Image
Respectability is joining chastity in the museum of dead issues.
Mason Cooley
Image
Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.
Mason Cooley