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.
"Morals are nothing but a civilized society's attempt to tame some beast called man."
"Most sexually adventurous women want a man who regards cunnilingus as a basic woman right."
"Intellect is the virtue of ignoring one's emotions' attempt to contaminate one's opinions."
"Life occasionally humbles us by making us turned on by someone whom we turn off."
"Some people aren't really light-teethed, they're merely dark-skinned."
"We seldom look up to the person, we usually look up to their persona."
"Thanks to the internet, you can provoke thoughts of those in mansions, from the uncomfortableness of your shack."
"Not everything happens for a reason, we claim that it does for a reason: to console ourselves."
"The fact that the person who you are sleeping with is also sleeping with another person or other people does not necessarily mean that he or she does not love you. And the fact that you are the only person who someone is sleeping with does not necessarily mean that he or she loves you."
"The world economy would collapse if a significant number of people were to realize and then act on the realization that it is possible to enjoy many if not most of the things that they enjoy without first having to own them."
"To become richer, earn more. To appear richer, move into a poorer neighborhood."
"Most people believe most of the things they believe only because they believe that most people believe them."
"I am obsessed with not being obsessed with acquiring material things."
"Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl."
"88% of women love making their first love making incident with a man seem like an accident."
"Unless they are off duty, no matter how wide it is, and even when it is sincere, a smile seems fake if the job description of the person who is smiling includes smiling."
"Technically, according to the notion of the will of God, there is no such a thing as a competent surgeon."
"Being bigheaded can be as irritating and as dangerous as being small-minded."
"A model's opinion seldom matters. The only time that he is required to open his mouth is when he is required to smile at the camera."
"The longer a person's twitter @username is, the harder it is to argue with them - on twitter."
"An ID number is only there to 'identify' human beings. Use it to assume people's intellect or wisdom at your own risk."
"The rich are poor without the poor's acknowledgment of money."
"Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent."
"You know you made it, when your friends tell their friends that you are their friend."
"Some people's self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them."
"The kind of lies that someone tells us gives us an idea of how stupid, knowledgeable, intelligent, or ignorant they are - or they think we are."
"Life curses some poor people with the love of luxury, while it blesses some with the very same thing."
"Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent."
"I tend to avoid people who always have something to say - and those who expect me to always have something to say."