Mason Cooley Quotes
Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.
Citations
Cooley, Mason. City Aphorisms. Pascal Press, 1984-1999.
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Actually this is an ancient Roman Proverb.
Mason Cooley was an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms. One of these such aphorisms Cooley developed was "The time I kill is killing me." He was professor emeritus of French, speech and world literature at the College of Staten Island. He was also an assistant professor of English at Columbia University from 1959 to 1967 and an adjunct professor from 1980 to 1988. He received his B.A. from San Diego State University and his Ph.D. from Oxford.