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title: "5 Pretending Quotes By 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/most-human-beings-would-have-never-been-pained-by-the-death-of-a/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40e/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_adage_most-human-beings-would-have-never-been_295491.jpg)

> [“For a sane person to sincerely be happy that someone has succeeded, they have to either be profiting or likely to profit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/for-a-sane-person-to-sincerely-be-happy-that-someone-has-succeeded/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/388/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_adage_for-a-sane-person-to-sincerely-be-happy_1763207.jpg)

> [“Some disabled people spend a significant amount of their energy on trying to come across as abled or as not that disabled.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/some-disabled-people-spend-a-significant-amount-of-their-energy-on/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_ability_some-disabled-people-spend-a-significant_1983494.jpg)

> [“Many of those who society has pushed into pretending to like children do not even like people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/many-of-those-who-society-has-pushed-into-pretending-to-like-children/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_childfree_many-of-those-who-society-has-pushed-int_3209492.jpg)

> [“Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/plants-are-more-courageous-than-almost-all-human-beings-an-orange/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_act_plants-are-more-courageous-than-almost-a_3230895.jpg)

## Other authors on Pretending

## More by Mokokoma Mokhonoana

> [“Poor people do not go on holiday; they go home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/poor-people-do-not-go-on-holiday-they-go-home/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“Salesmanship is usually the art of making it the prospect’s problem, the salesperson’s need or desire to earn money.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/salesmanship-is-usually-the-art-of-making-it-the-prospect-s-problem/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“Arguments led by subjectivity are a waste of time. And, if they take place online, add to that, a waste of one’s keyboard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/arguments-led-by-subjectivity-are-a-waste-of-time-and-if-they-take/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“A car is one of the most interesting inventions, but driving is one of the most boring activities.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/a-car-is-one-of-the-most-interesting-inventions-but-driving-is-one-of/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“Dating is a man-made ideology: if having a lover was a prerequisite to living, one would either be in a relationship, or, six feet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/dating-is-a-man-made-ideology-if-having-a-lover-was-a-prerequisite-to/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“Work is a vehicle with which man chases some fleeting destination called a full tummy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/work-is-a-vehicle-with-which-man-chases-some-fleeting-destination/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“A phone call should be a convenience to the caller, not an inconvenience to the called.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/a-phone-call-should-be-a-convenience-to-the-caller-not-an/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“Employment is an employee’s kissing of an employer’s ass. A salary is the employer’s pretense to be cleaning his ass.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/employment-is-an-employee-s-kissing-of-an-employer-s-ass-a-salary-is/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“\*Nothing is free\* asserts two things. Both assertions are true.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/nothing-is-free-asserts-two-things-both-assertions-are-true/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/for-their-never-ending-endeavours-to-obtain-or-retain-wealth/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“Some of our friends are our friends only because we used to be friends.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/some-of-our-friends-are-our-friends-only-because-we-used-to-be-friends/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“\*You only get one chance to make a first impression.\* Ah, whatever!!! Who said you get three chances to make the second impression?!!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/you-only-get-one-chance-to-make-a-first-impression-ah-whatever-who/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“A prisoner is imprisoned by the crime that he has committed. A jailer is imprisoned — in the very same prison — by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/a-prisoner-is-imprisoned-by-the-crime-that-he-has-committed-a-jailer/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“Life is deadly.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/life-is-deadly/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

> [“Hypocrisy is when you get mad at a friend for telling their other friend a secret that your other friend told you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/hypocrisy-is-when-you-get-mad-at-a-friend-for-telling-their-other/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

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