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The lyric deals with love and sorrow, the aphorism with contradiction and deceit.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Love
Aphorism
Lyric
Deceit
Contradiction
Sorrow
Deals

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Falling in love is the right adventure for those who dislike sports and travel.
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I win on my merits my opponents win by cheating.
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Advice is more agreeable in the mouth than in the ear.
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Curiosity is an asset mostly frittered away.
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I do not regret the folly of my youth, but the timidity.
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The family is on its way out couples go next then no more keeping cats or parrots.
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My struggles with myself seldom reach aerobic level.
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Like other high subjects, the Law gives no ground to common sense.
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Boredom turns to panic if my beloved leaves before the usual time.
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Documents create a paper reality we call proof.
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In the city, nudity means something in the wild, it just exists.
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We sometimes find truth, but more often it finds us.
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Mild brown eyes beckon me to the past, but memory provides no clue.
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The nudes of art are not so distant from pornography as prudish pedants pretend.
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