In ethics, prudence is not an important virtue, but in the world it is almost everything. Mason Cooley More Quotes by Mason Cooley More Quotes From Mason Cooley Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future. Mason Cooley tasteimaginationpast A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats. Mason Cooley catpetpeople Journalism never admits that nothing much is happening. Mason Cooley happeningsjournalism The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy. Mason Cooley aftermathjoy The lonely become either thoughtful or empty. Mason Cooley thoughtfulfeeling-alonelonely Writers mean more than they say and say more than they mean. Mason Cooley literaturemean In love, we worry more about the meaning of silences than the meaning of words. Mason Cooley silenceliteratureworry Giving out crowns to everyone will not make a nation of kings. Mason Cooley equalitykingsgiving Every seeming equality conceals a hierarchy. Mason Cooley seeminghierarchyequality Prudence does not make people happy; it merely deprives them of the excitement of being constantly in trouble. Mason Cooley doehappypeople The lazy manage to keep up with the earth's rotation just as well as the industrious. Mason Cooley rotationlazylaziness Eccentricity gives misfits a way of fitting in. Mason Cooley misfitsgivingway The lyric deals with love and sorrow, the aphorism with contradiction and deceit. Mason Cooley contradictiondeceitsorrow Great men wait for the right moment to abandon caution. The rest of us abandon it when impatience becomes too much for us. Mason Cooley waitingpatiencemen A sense of blessedness comes from a change of heart, not from more blessings. Mason Cooley blessingheartpositive Human nature is a scoundrel's favorite explanation. Mason Cooley scoundrelshuman-naturehumanity Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort. Mason Cooley psychologyefforthistory Wisdom is founded on memory; happiness on forgetfulness. Mason Cooley wisdomhappinessmemories Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person. Mason Cooley phrasespoorpersons When I prayed for success, I forgot to ask for sound sleep and good digestion. Mason Cooley sound-doctrinesuccesssleep
