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“Doubt is long-winded. Certainty is brief.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Sixth Selection (1989)

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I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest.

“I am easy-going right up to the borders of my self-interest.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Sixth Selection (1989)

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The lazy manage to keep up with the earth's rotation just as well as the industrious.

“The lazy manage to keep up with the earth’s rotation just as well as the industrious.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fifth Selection (1988)

Author YahooeyPosted on March 24, 2021March 22, 2021Categories QuotationsTags laziness, Mason CooleyLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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The older we become, the more certain our future.

“The older we become, the more certain our future.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fifth Selection (1988)

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Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?

“Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fifth Selection (1988)

Author YahooeyPosted on January 4, 2021December 24, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Mason Cooley, self-pity, self-satisfaction4 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Self-sacrifice usually contains an unspoken demand for payment.

“Self-sacrifice usually contains an unspoken demand for payment.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fifth Selection (1988)

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Memories contain hidden editorials on current events.

“Memories contain hidden editorials on current events.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fourth Selection (1987)

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Life is what it makes you.

“Life is what it makes you.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fourth Selection (1987)

Author YahooeyPosted on September 10, 2020September 5, 2020Categories QuotationsTags life, Mason Cooley3 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Most bad luck is the misfortune of not being an exception.

“Most bad luck is the misfortune of not being an exception.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fourth Selection (1987)

Author YahooeyPosted on July 17, 2020July 15, 2020Categories QuotationsTags bad luck, exception, Mason Cooley, misfortuneLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Middle age went by while I was mourning for my lost youth.

“Middle age went by while I was mourning for my lost youth.” — Mason Cooley, City Aphorisms, Fourth Selection (1987)

Author YahooeyPosted on May 27, 2020May 16, 2020Categories QuotationsTags aging, lost youth, Mason Cooley, middle-age, nostalgia, youthLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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