#men

We are ashamed to seem evasive in the presence of a straightforward man, cowardly in the presence of a brave one, gross in the eyes of a refined one, and so on. We always imagine, and in imagining share, the judgments of the other mind. ↗

— Charles Horton Cooley

#ashamed #brave #cowardly #evasive #eyes

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#brings #compassion #moment #ourselves #rise

Reality is the name we give to our disappointments. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#give #name #our #reality

Cynicism is full of naive disappointments. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#disappointments #full #naive

Fulfillment is often more trouble than it is worth. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#more #often #than #trouble #worth

A blunt statement can be as false as any other. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#blunt #false #other #statement

Documents create a paper reality we call proof. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#create #documents #paper #proof #reality

In the street, the gaze of desire is furtive or menacing. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#gaze #menacing #street

When sages commend excess, Desire is sick. ↗

— Mason Cooley

#desire #excess #sages #sick

Ten commandments yet seven deadly sins: conflict? ↗

— Doug Coupland

#conflict #deadly #seven #sins #ten