Quote

Power makes gods. Virtue makes martyrs.

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
Martyrs
Martyr
Gods
God
Virtue
Makes
Power

More quotes by Mason Cooley

Image
Contempt for others, like masturbation, is best as a secret pleasure.
Mason Cooley
Image
The tranquility of my room partakes too much of Forest Lawn.
Mason Cooley
Image
Lies and promises are necessary but not sufficient.
Mason Cooley
Image
Drunks do not have friends, but accomplices.
Mason Cooley
Image
Originality is in the eye of the beholder.
Mason Cooley
Image
The real reality is always just around the corner.
Mason Cooley
Image
Truth is a necessary phantom.
Mason Cooley
Image
Critic's delight: scolding the Mighty Dead.
Mason Cooley
Image
Vulgarity is innocent urbanity is not.
Mason Cooley
Image
Generosity knows how to count, but refrains.
Mason Cooley
Image
Suffering teaches us only that we suffer. Joy shows us which way to go.
Mason Cooley
Image
Sexual attraction pairs people, but does not match them.
Mason Cooley
Image
Fears and lies intensify consciousness.
Mason Cooley
Image
If I can't serve as a role model, let me serve as a warning.
Mason Cooley
Image
Guilt stirs me, but only to self-pity.
Mason Cooley
Image
Smooth white skin invites something that will leave a trace, a kiss or a slap.
Mason Cooley
Image
A sheep who goes looking for a wolf is sure to find one.
Mason Cooley
Image
Unlike other vices, cruelty, alas, is never boring.
Mason Cooley
Image
The lover as baby is a less troubling idea than the baby as lover.
Mason Cooley
Image
Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.
Mason Cooley