The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch. – Mason Cooley
The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people’s. – Mason Cooley
At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly. – Mason Cooley
Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort. – Mason Cooley
