FastSaying

To hear how much of a great human being you were — even if you really weren’t — open your ears at your funeral.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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To the family of a victim of a fatal accident, the deceased was at the wrong place at the wrong time. To the family of the morgue owner, the deceased was at the right place at the right time.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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An expensive coffin does not decrease the deceased’s chances of going to hell.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Monkey see, monkey do. Human being don’t see, human being don’t do.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Most human beings would have never been pained by the death of a human being if they had never seen a human being or pretending to be pained by that.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Two reasons why people hate and/or fight change: (1) People fear the unknown; and (2) There are always people profiting from how things are.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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