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Leisure unmasks our weaknesses.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Unmasks
Weaknesses
Leisure
Weakness

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Fail, and your friends feel superior. Succeed, and they feel resentful.
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I criticize myself ruthlessly, but never mention the faults of which I am truly ashamed.
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I keep eating for fear I will be hungry.
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Rule of religion: purpose breathes even in dirt and stones.
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The beloved is the ultimate fetish.
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