“When appearance and reality coincide, philosophy and literary criticism find themselves with nothing to say.” Quote by Mason Cooley
“Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.” ThinkingDoePhilosophyUniverseEternityPhilosophicalUnhappinessImmensity Author:Mason Cooley
“Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets.” DoeModernOffersPhilosophicalUpsetConsolation Author:Mason Cooley
“In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.” PhilosophyLiteratureInterestingPrinciplesExamplePhilosophical Author:Mason Cooley
“Beggars remind us that not all miseries arise from our ideas.” IdeasMiseryAriseBeggarBegging Author:Mason Cooley
“In the present age, a man with harmonious ideas is regarded as out of touch.” MenIdeasAgeHarmonious Author:Mason Cooley
“Whatever is spoken of acquires a certain existence.” CertainExistenceSpeechAcquire Author:Mason Cooley
“Awakening in the morning returns us to life, and to awareness of death.” LifeMorningAwarenessReturnAwakeningMortalityLife DeathAwareness Of Death Author:Mason Cooley
“Vicarious living is only slightly less impossible than vicarious eating.” LifeImpossibleEatingVicarious Author:Mason Cooley