Death Quote by Mokokoma Mokhonoana — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Nothing complements a fast mind better than a slow tongue. And nothing aggravates a slow mind better than a fast tongue.”

“Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.”

“Getting older is not an intellectually demanding process.”

“Some people avoid thinking deeply in public, only because they are afraid of coming across as suicidal.”

“Even the truth is just a mere thought.”

“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.”

“The desire of death will not always lead you to death but the fear of death will.”

“Heroes and scholars represent the opposite extremes... The scholar struggles for the benefit of all humanity, sometimes to reduce physical effort, sometimes to reduce pain, and sometimes to postpone death, or at least render it more bearable. In contrast, the patriot sacrifices a rather substantial part of humanity for the sake of his own prestige. His statue is always erected on a pedestal of ruins and corpses... In contrast, all humanity crowns a scholar, love forms the pedestal of his statues, and his triumphs defy the desecration of time and the judgment of history.”

“Endings are not always bad. Most times they're just beginnings in disguise.”

“There are only two things worse then an empty canvas: death and taxes.”

“In time, in time they tell me, I'll not feel so bad. I don't want time to heal me. There's a reason I'm like this.”

“For if the darkness and corruption leave”