Epigram Quotes (160 quotes)

“Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Not everyone who talks less or keeps quiet whenever they are with or around you does that because they find you interesting or knowledgeable; some people do that because they find you boring or ignorant.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Most men would no longer enjoy conversing with most women if they stopped bringing their vaginas along.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“In some cases, you can tell how somebody is being treated by their own boss from the way they are treating someone to whom they are a boss.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Death devours not only those who have been cooked by old age; it also feasts on those who are half-cooked and even those who are raw.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the opportunity to be a master, if such an opportunity presents or had presented itself.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Most human beings strongly believe that money is way less important than the life of a human being, but in reality five hundred, fifty, or even five dollars are way more important to the lives of most human beings than the lives of most human beings.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Bigheadedness is usually a symptom of small-mindedness.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“To some believers, being on the pill or using a condom is a nonverbal way of telling God to go to hell.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“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.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name’s chances of being remembered until Jesus comes back, since their heart cannot do what they consciously or unconsciously lust for, that is to say, for it to beat until Jesus returns.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Many a survivor of a plane crash who is or was against cannibalism and had never eaten human flesh once found themselves in a situation where they had to either eat human flesh, or go the way of all flesh.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“The last time everyone loved or at least liked everyone was when the world had a population of about 4.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human beings, because they—unlike all companies—have the means of reproduction.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“It goes without saying that even those of us who are going to hell will get eternal life—if that territory really exists outside religious books and the minds of believers, that is. Having said that, given the choice, instead of being grilled until hell freezes over, the average sane human being would, needless to say, rather spend forever idling in an extremely fertile garden, next to a lamb or a chicken or a parrot, which they do not secretly want to eat, and a lion or a tiger or a crocodile, which does not secretly want to eat them.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“The average adult has had sex innumerable times more than they have formed an opinion of their own.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Greed is a contagious mental illness without which civilization as we know it would not have been possible.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“As we all know, as if forever exploiting or attempting to exploit each other were not enough, a group of sane human beings who have just reached the end of a war against a common enemy of theirs will sooner or later start or continue killing and/or fighting against each other.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Just like how most if not all poor boys look up to and aspire to someday be rich men, most if not all underdeveloped and developing countries look up to and aspire to someday be developed countries.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“To ask a man whether or not he has a girlfriend is to talk about his sex life. If you disagree with that, then how in the name of God do you differentiate between a man’s girlfriend and a girl that is a friend to the man?”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Boredom is probably more frequent and more tormenting if you do not have sight or hands.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“Some people would have killed themselves and/or someone else if they were single; and some people would not have done that.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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“More often than not, an inspirational or motivational speaker is someone who makes money from telling us that we can do all of the things that we can do … and pretty much all of the things that we cannot do.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana