"Most people do not want much. All they want is to be envied by most people."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Most people do not want much. All they want is to be envied by most people."

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"Deep rooted envy is the main cause why people put you down, blame, shame, misjudge, maltreat and malign you; abusing your goodness and generosity."

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"In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins."

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"People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."

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"We hate it when our friends become successful."

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"Eating healthy is expensive. Not eating healthy is expensive. One dents your pocket. The other dents your health."

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"Being HIV positive doesn't necessarily mean that you are going to die before each and every person who is HIV negative."

"In a patriarchal society, one of the most important functions of the institution of the family is to make feel like a somebody whenever he is in his own yard a man who is a nobody whenever he is in his employer's yard."

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