“Unlike happiness, unhappiness cannot happen without the presence of an ego.”
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Famous Mokokoma Mokhonoana Quotes
“Society mainly uses the concept of self to make the individual less unpredictable.”
“Almost every sane person is at least two different people.”
“Experiencing is the only way that leads to the highest degree of knowing or understanding.”
“We often pity someone we ought to envy, or envy someone we ought to pity.”
Source: The Selfish Genie: A Satirical Essay on Altruism
“No single bad person regards themselves as a bad person.”
Source: The Selfish Genie: A Satirical Essay on Altruism
Source: The Selfish Genie: A Satirical Essay on Altruism
“It is humanly impossible to be selfless. As a matter of fact, human beings are inherently selfish.”
Source: The Selfish Genie: A Satirical Essay on Altruism
“People who hate solitude have very low standards when it comes to the company they keep.”
Source: On Friendship: A Satirical Essay
“Most love songs were inspired, not by love, but by loneliness, regretfulness, or horniness.”
“Mastery generally requires the ability to not only tolerate but also enjoy your own company.”
Source: The Use and Misuse of Children
“Most people want beautiful things merely to impress others.”
“Some people would be ugly if they were a few degrees more good-looking.”
“The beauty of the subject often deceives us into thinking that someone is a great photographer.”
“Looking but not seeing is the hearing but not understanding of the eye.”
“Sometimes what’s funny is that someone is actually not joking.”
“When you are suffering from sexual starvation, a spank or even a hug seems like a porn scene.”
“There probably was a time when the idea of having a toilet inside a house was repulsive.”
“Some kleptomaniacs do not steal things only; they also, while some only, steal lovers.”
“Some people are each envious of the person they used to be.”
“A tie is what you get after ice cubes have wrestled with hot water.”
“Many a man was caused to perish by something that he and many men cherish.”
“Thanks to bad graphic design, some readers love only the electronic version of some books.”