Mason Cooley

"Ennen maa repiää kun huora häpiää. (Heinlahti, Karelia) (MSA)"

"Lonely people keep up a ceaseless flow of commentary on themselves."

"Ideology has shaped the very sofa on which I sit."

"Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets."

"In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth."

"Scepticism is always a back road leading to some credo or other."

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

"The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree."

"Timidity keeps me safe and sad in a narrow room."

"Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed."

"Reality is the name we give to our disappointments."

"When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye."

"To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little."

"People may show jealousy, but hide their envy."

"Don’t milk the cow too hard. She will kick you."

"Wisdom cannot prevent a fall, but may cushion it."

"Why do we never expect dull people to be rascals?"

"Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids."