"Most people would rather eat inside a windowless room in which they have just defecated than eat inside one in which someone else has just farted, even if the room does not have a toilet."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Behavior, Truth, Happiness, Life

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"Most people would rather eat inside a windowless room in which they have just defecated than eat inside one in which someone else has just farted, even if the room does not have a toilet."

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