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We sometimes find truth, but more often it finds us.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
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Often
Truth
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Forget what hurt you but never forget what it thaught you.
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Faith of the bore: everything is worth saying.
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Once discover comfort, and there is no turning back.
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People are reluctant to cite boredom as grounds for divorce.
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I enjoy my rights, but I revel in my privileges.
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Often, when I want to consult my impulses, I cannot find them.
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