Quotes from Mason Cooley

Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience.

Great men wait for the right moment to abandon caution. The rest of us abandon it when impatience becomes too much for us.

Tears are great peace-makers.

The philosophy of hedonism means little to lovers of pleasure. They have no inclination to read philosophy, or to write it.

Plato's Symposium shows that flirtation and philosophy can further one another.

When appearance and reality coincide, philosophy and literary criticism find themselves with nothing to say.

In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.

Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.

Wit puts politicians at risk.

A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings.

Thank God for the passing of the discomforts and vile cuisine of the age of chivalry!

An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie.

I know God exits, but I don't know where.

God may be a human creation, but He goes His way, not ours.

God makes the covenant, and observes it as He pleases.

People invent gods to explain their suffering.

When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion.

Good parties create a temporary youthfulness.

The villain may be good looking, but his smile is never quite right.

Everyone values the good nature of a man with a gun.

I tried good taste, but the strain was too much for me.

Good manners can render even virtue tolerable.

Good manners protect the privileged, but leave the unprivileged more vulnerable.

Good advice is never as helpful as an interest-free loan.