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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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The higher the moral tone, the more suspect the speaker.
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Understanding replaces imaginary fears with real ones.
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Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?
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Disappointment proves that expectations were mistaken.
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Fears and lies intensify consciousness.
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Skepticism does not preserve us from foolhardy deeds.
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Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.
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Listen to what people say about themselves they will tell you everything you need to know.
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Many pains are imaginary, but all joys are real.
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The more powerless people are, the longer they are kept waiting.
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Being cultured is the least expensive form of respectability.
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To win hearts, smile kindly on people's weaknesses.
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The self-righteous rule out the possibility that they are what has gone wrong.
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Victory brings obliviousness defeat, attentiveness.
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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 grand style is available now only in old poems, museums, and parodies.
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For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect.
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Contempt for others, like masturbation, is best as a secret pleasure.
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The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind.
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People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.
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