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Mason Cooley
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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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The muse is blind as Cupid and skittish as Diana.
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The greater the privilege, the more hidden the arrogance. The Emperor of China need not exist.
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When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.
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My neglected duties crowd around me in my dreams, murmuring.
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Most reputations are not ruined but forgotten.
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Enough is ever-receding.
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I feel that I have something significant to say, but I cannot think what it is.
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I seldom remember my father, but I sneeze and rub my nose the way he did. I also love my son with grief and anger, as he did.
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Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.
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Love talks and talks. Lust is brief and to the point.
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Once I find the right maxim to apply, I feel that I have done all that can be expected of me.
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Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.
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The supposed unhappiness of the rich is always a cheerful topic of conversation.
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Many who take up burdens come to resent being put upon.
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For some, bottles of liquor gleam like the towers of Eldorado.
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My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.
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Art seduces, but does not exploit.
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Virtue sometimes pretends. Vice is always sincere.
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