Mokokoma Mokhonoana was a South African author, philosopher, and social critic known for his sharp wit and fearless intellect. Through thousands of essays, aphorisms, and provocative thoughts, he examined human nature, culture, and societal norms. His writings urged readers to question conformity and embrace conscious living. Even after his passing in 2023, his legacy continues to inspire deep thinking and fearless introspection. Mokokoma/'s voice remains a beacon for those seeking to live more thoughtfully and purposefully.
"Miracles' rely on their observer's ignorance. 'Perfection' relies on the observer's failure to notice the observed's defects."
"Thou shalt not follow someone, merely because they are following you."
"Some people are each holding on to a lover of theirs who no longer loves them and/or who they no longer love, only because they do not want to have a reason or another reason to be jealous of the person who would eventually be their lover if they let go of them."
"Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy on suppressing the urge to tell some of the people who are staring at them that they do not eat as much and as frequently as they seem to."
"In some cases, people with a body (whose size) they did not long for are victims of having a bank balance (whose size) they longed for."
"Chances are that whatever that you are worried about-be it a person or a thing-isn't worried about you."
"Today, the world rewards those with creative and intellectual muscles. So, women and skinny men need to shut up and start thinking."
"Courting is an activity where a man and a woman flaunt their virtues. Dating is an activity where life exposes the other's vices."
"To be a better cook, cook more. To be a better writer, read more."
"A seemingly simple task like taking a bath or wearing a condom feels like multitasking to someone who suffers from hemiplegia or has only one hand."
"Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue."
"You don't really need to be intelligent to be a 'top student.' All that you have to do is to forget the least in an exam."
"A truly compassionate man gives a poor woman a portion of his meal before he eats, not after he has eaten."
"Education is what they equip you with, just in case your dream doesn't workout."
"If employment really cared about employees, people wouldn't have to work until retirement comes to their rescue."
"An ignorant man who is regarded as knowledgeable by people who are more ignorant than him is still ignorant."
"When you love someone, you end up caring about each and every person they love. When you hate someone, you end up caring about every single person who hates them."
"People who complain about something that they cannot do anything about are as irritating as those who complain about something that they can do something about."
"Most sane human beings who are over the age of six usually act or react not as per what they genuinely feel or really think but in accordance with the expectations of those around them."
"An agnostic is a creature that is religiously skeptical whenever it is told that God exists - or that He doesn't."
"The garden is an unemployed township-based man's cubicle."
"He with the cleanest clothes isn't necessarily the cleanest."
"A first-rate story is easily killed by second-rate design."
"To be better equipped for the tests that the year will bring - read a textbook. To prepare for the tests that life will bring - read a book."