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Some social ills are preserved by the common misbelief that things such as ignorance, greed, and stupidity do not have the stamina required to reach old age.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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After some point, working harder makes achieving the goal harder or even impossible.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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You can know a lot and still be stupid.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Most people master the art of wasting a life.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice or nicer to you once you make it … or they think you have.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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