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.
"A 'black' man who draws a 'black' person with big lips is called observant. A 'white' man who does the same is called a racist."
"When we see a good-looking woman with a not-so-good-looking man, we assume that the man must have a good bank balance. When we see a good-looking man with a not-so-good-looking woman, we assume that she must be good in bed."
"The definition of 'Employment' by an employer, and, that by an employee, are seldom the same."
"Self-employed people work where they live. Entrepreneurs live where they work."
"Females and boys are the only creatures that propose others for friendship. As for the rest of us, friendship sort of just happens."
"To a man with an internet connection, every thought and every movement sounds like a tweet or status update."
"Though you can love what you do not master, you cannot master what you do not love."
"Social networking platforms drove man closer to those in neighboring continents, while driving him further apart from those in his neighborhood."
"To see a man's true colours, tell him that you don't plan on having sex with him. To see a woman's true colours, tell her that you don't plan on marrying her."
"Most poor people do not really aspire to end poverty, they merely aspire to escape it."
"An artist that makes art merely to meet a demand is a slave to what his patrons wants to see, or, hear."
"The average adult has had sex innumerable times more than they have formed an opinion of their own."
"The second most dangerous thing about money is that it leaves most of the people who have a lot of it with the unshakable belief that they are intelligent and well informed. The most dangerous thing about it is that it leaves most of the people who do not have a lot of money with the very same belief."
"Getting through life without a lot of money, possessions, and/or friends is admirable, especially if it is by choice."
"To a blind man, pawn shop and porn shop are one. To an unintelligent man, oversleeping and sleeping over are opposites."
"If life really begins at forty, then all poor people die in their teens."
"Dating is a man-made ideology: if having a lover was a prerequisite to living, one would either be in a relationship, or, six feet under."
"The most upsetting thing about Society's attitude towards disabled people is that many millions of disabled people became disabled while trying to please Society, the very same bitch that secretly regards them as subhuman."
"A genius does what he masters. An ordinary man tries to master what he does."
"If love wasn't conditional, every single first encounter with individuals of your 'preferred' gender would result in 'love at first sight.'"
"How much man likes or hates a person or a thing is dependent on how much he knows or does not know about the person or the thing."
"To most Americans, a dog is a potential mate. To some Chinese, a dog is potential meat."
"More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please their children as frequently and as badly as children try to please their parents."
"Man is more likely to believe an opinion that he wanted to hear - than a fact that he wishes was an opinion."
"A man cannot really be called (sexually) confident if he has never bought his woman a vibrator."
"Most people who are would each not be in love with their partner, if they did not have the kind of genitals they have."
"Some people who have been working out regularly for months or even years are still out of shape because the number of cheat days they have in a week exceeds six."