Quotes by Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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Civilization is the commercialization of survival.

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Morals are nothing but a civilized society’s attempt to tame some beast called man.

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Primary purposes of a mirror: (1) To help civilized men realize their imperfections, and, (2) To help the imperfect hide their imperfections.

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Civilization transformed man from a food gatherer to a gatherer of pieces of paper: diplomas, employment contracts, money, etc.

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What 'primitive' men called gossip, 'civilized' men call news.

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The more civilized people are, the more honorable working hard is to them. As a result, the more civilized we get, the less we live.

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If human beings were really progressive creatures, then all boys would be smarter, healthier, and, wealthier, than their grandfathers.

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The civilized man is technologically ahead of — intellectually behind — his time.

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We can’t all be comedians, some people have to do the laughing.

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98% of all comedians feel obliged to be funny when interviewed. Less than 2% succeed.

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As uncomfortable as it might be, I refuse to let the comfort of being agreed with suffocate my opinions.

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Once acquired, knowledge feels like common sense.

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A job interview is a competition won by those who are qualified the most, and, those who are willing to be payed the least.

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The presence of confidence can make an unable man appear able. While its absence can make an able man appear unable.

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Eating a salad (in public) is an overweight person’s attempt to appear in control.

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Smartphones are tools which fools fiddle with when they are around people that they don’t have the courage, or, the intellect, to converse with.

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Compared with lesbians, gays seem to be more unapologetic about their sexual orientation. The former must not have balls.

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Employment is the exploitation of the employer’s courage, and, the employed’s fear of failure.

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A writer is merely a reader that had the guts to be read, and, heard.

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Men did not need to have balls to have balls.

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Security is a double-edged sword: While a fence sure protects the fenced; it also imprisons the protected.

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