"Other than the promise of life after death, nothing consoles the poor better than the fact that rich people are also subject to death."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Other than the promise of life after death, nothing consoles the poor better than the fact that rich people are also subject to death."

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