"If man was a logical creature: his last suspect-namely, his mouth-was going to be the first; whenever he thinks that someone, or, something is smelly."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Logic, Behavior, Communication, Judgment

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"If man was a logical creature: his last suspect-namely, his mouth-was going to be the first; whenever he thinks that someone, or, something is smelly."

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