The striking aphorism requires a stricken aphorist.

Aphorisms are essentially an aristocratic genre of writing. The aphorist does not argue or explain, he asserts; and implicit in his assertion is a…

— Anonymous

“Some men’s chests are more buttlike than some women’s butts.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Some people wish they were as happy as or happy like some people think they are.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Some men are dogs; some dogs are women.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy on suppressing the urge to tell some of the people who are staring at…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Being bigheaded can be as irritating and as dangerous as being small-minded.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people speak so passionately that their false teeth almost fall out.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Some women have kissed—and some are kissing—a lot of frogs, even though the very first man that they have each kissed was and is…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“We are sometimes depressed by our failure to convince people who strongly believe that we are that we are definitely not depressed.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Finding out that you are not your lover’s only lover hurts, but not as much as discovering that you are the side chick ……

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Saying that you do not remember something or someone is a less embarrassing or hurtful way of saying that you do not know it…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“The average adult hates being treated like a child, unless it suits them.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Being HIV positive doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to die before each and every person who is HIV negative.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Some people stride toward a better future. Others have chauffeurs.”

— Ljupka Cvetanova

“Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana