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Originality is in the eye of the beholder.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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If I could do my life over, I would try to cleanse at least my pleasures of self-pity.
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I do not regret the folly of my youth, but the timidity.
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If you are going to be rude, be quick about it.
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To a suicide: You just poisoned the wrong person.
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I tried good taste, but the strain was too much for me.
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Photography knows how to authenticate its misrepresentations.
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Tolerance is a placid contempt.
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Asceticism and celibacy can conceal many incapacities.
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People invent gods to explain their suffering.
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In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.
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Belief forages, moving from pasture to pasture.
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Sloth, not ill-will, makes me unjust.
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The etiquette of romantic love is as elaborate as that surrounding the Emperor of China.
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Self-pity dries up our sympathy for others.
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Happiness is often hard-hearted.
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Self-blame usually has an undertone of self-congratulation.
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Alone, I am drunk on my thoughts in company, I am sober again.
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Like a frog, the aphorist waits for something to fly by that he can catch with his tongue.
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I enjoy my rights, but I revel in my privileges.
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An ardent lover often makes a cold friend.
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