88 Quotes About Aphorist

Life is full of amazing things. We are constantly bombarded by the wonderful experiences, sights, sounds, and people that make our lives so rich and unique. But there’s one thing we all have in common: we’re all human and we all make mistakes. It’s important to know we’re not alone and we can learn from the mistakes we make Read more

And who better to learn from than those who have lived life? The wise sayings below will inspire you to remember that mistakes aren’t the end of the world, they’re just life lessons you can learn from.

Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy...
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Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy on suppressing the urge to tell some of the people who are staring at them that they do not eat as much and as frequently as they seem to. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by...
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It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
You are more likely to find three TVs inside a...
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You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that is or was not read to pass an exam, to please God, or to be a better cook. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
One of the most common and most dangerous misbeliefs is...
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One of the most common and most dangerous misbeliefs is that it is impossible for someone to be stupid just because they are a doctor or a lawyer. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Looking but not seeing is the hearing but not understanding...
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Looking but not seeing is the hearing but not understanding of the eye. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.
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It is still cheating, even if nobody comes. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Most people do not mind having a house that is smaller and/or a car that is cheaper than their neighbours’, as long as they each earn and have more money than their neighbours, and, equally important, their neighbours know that. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We have glorified wealth and freedom so much that it...
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We have glorified wealth and freedom so much that it is impossible for most of us to truly believe that a man can truly be happy in a shack or within the confines of a prison cell. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Wealth seldom fails to breed the fear of poverty.
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Wealth seldom fails to breed the fear of poverty. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Even those who want to go to heaven would rather...
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Even those who want to go to heaven would rather kill than be killed. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that...
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We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The average adult hates being treated like a child, unless...
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The average adult hates being treated like a child, unless it suits them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We would not be ashamed of doing some of the...
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We would not be ashamed of doing some of the things we do in private, if the number of sane human beings who do them in public were large enough. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Unrequited love is a billion times less intolerable than unrequited...
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Unrequited love is a billion times less intolerable than unrequited hate. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
There would definitely be way fewer instances of cheating, if...
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There would definitely be way fewer instances of cheating, if the average couple did not have sex only when the woman feels like it. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some men would not still be HIV negative or alive,...
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Some men would not still be HIV negative or alive, if they had managed to sleep with some of the women with whom they want or wanted to have sex. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Death would not surprise us as often as it does,...
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Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
He with the cleanest clothes isn’t necessarily the cleanest.
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He with the cleanest clothes isn’t necessarily the cleanest. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Because he has finally realized that it is it and...
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Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a man is jealous of his own car, house, wardrobe, or salary. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if...
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Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We are sometimes depressed by our failure to convince people...
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We are sometimes depressed by our failure to convince people who strongly believe that we are that we are definitely not depressed. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or...
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Every single person is a fool, insane, a failure, or a bad person to at least ten people. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We are sometimes dragged into a pit of unhappiness by...
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We are sometimes dragged into a pit of unhappiness by someone else’s opinion that we do not look happy. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a...
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Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Even the world’s greatest actor cannot fake an erection.
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Even the world’s greatest actor cannot fake an erection. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people...
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Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people speak so passionately that their false teeth almost fall out. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Marketing is so powerful that it can make even an...
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Marketing is so powerful that it can make even an extremely untalented musician a one-hundred-hits wonder. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some women have kissed–and some are kissing–a lot of frogs,...
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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 still a prince. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The least we each ought to do for someone who...
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The least we each ought to do for someone who treats us like a king or a queen is to treat them like a prince or a princess. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Saying that you do not remember something or someone is...
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Saying that you do not remember something or someone is a less embarrassing or hurtful way of saying that you do not know it or them anymore. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people wouldn’t still be sane, if they were not...
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Some people wouldn’t still be sane, if they were not religious or superstitious; some wouldn’t be disabled or dead. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Many a man was caused to perish by something that...
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Many a man was caused to perish by something that he and many men cherish. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Whenever He answers prayers, God usually prioritizes those by people...
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Whenever He answers prayers, God usually prioritizes those by people who, instead of their mouths, have prayed with their hands and/or feet. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem...
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Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
When you are suffering from sexual starvation, a spank or...
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When you are suffering from sexual starvation, a spank or even a hug seems like a porn scene. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
There probably was a time when the idea of having...
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There probably was a time when the idea of having a toilet inside a house was repulsive. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Not everyone who condemns masturbation can masturbate.
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Not everyone who condemns masturbation can masturbate. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
There would be fewer absent fathers, if straight men were...
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There would be fewer absent fathers, if straight men were turned on only by women with whom they would not mind having children. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Unbeknown to us, some of the people who we hope...
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Unbeknown to us, some of the people who we hope are missing us wherever they are do miss us; some miss someone else; and some are dead. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
A tie is what you get after ice cubes have...
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A tie is what you get after ice cubes have wrestled with hot water. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
An arrogant man whose arrogance we see from his own...
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An arrogant man whose arrogance we see from his own behaviour is more tolerable than a humble man whose humility we hear of from his own mouth. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people ate less food less often when they each...
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Some people ate less food less often when they each had a home than they now do as hobos. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people would not be dead if they have not...
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Some people would not be dead if they have not gotten the things or people they had prayed for. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Some people would not have remained with their partners, if the unfortunate things that have happened to them had happened to their partners, or if the fortunate things that have happened to their partners had happened to them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Life sometimes confuses us by making us discover in someone...
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Life sometimes confuses us by making us discover in someone we hate a quality or qualities we love. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Passing their toilet training is the very last thing that...
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Passing their toilet training is the very last thing that some adults did that has made their parents proud of them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Thanks to bad graphic design, some readers love only the...
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Thanks to bad graphic design, some readers love only the electronic version of some books. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most people would rather eat inside a windowless room in...
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Most people would rather eat inside a windowless room in which they have just defecated than eat inside one in which someone else has just farted, even if the room does not have a toilet. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some kleptomaniacs do not steal things only; they also, while...
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Some kleptomaniacs do not steal things only; they also, while some only, steal lovers. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people are each envious of the person they used...
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Some people are each envious of the person they used to be. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We the living are to blame for the painfulness of...
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We the living are to blame for the painfulness of being dead. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
I do not have a problem with people killing themselves,...
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I do not have a problem with people killing themselves, as long as they took at least a hundred years to think about what they are about to do. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Finding out that you are not your lover’s only lover...
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Finding out that you are not your lover’s only lover hurts, but not as much as discovering that you are the side chick … or the side dick. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We think we like or love some people until we...
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We think we like or love some people until we see them regularly. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We sometimes try to impress people we just met by...
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We sometimes try to impress people we just met by not trying to impress them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
You need to be greedy or ignorant to truly want...
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You need to be greedy or ignorant to truly want to live forever. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Being bigheaded can be as irritating and as dangerous as...
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Being bigheaded can be as irritating and as dangerous as being small-minded. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most people who are would each not be in love...
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Most people who are would each not be in love with their partner, if they did not have the kind of genitals they have. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The fact that you have just buried your parent or parents and/or sibling or siblings does not make you less likely to die today. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The only real reason that some relationships and marriages have not yet been ended is because in each case one of the partners has not yet found their ideal partner or someone they love or at least like. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that...
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Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
To increase the chances of a writer trying to kill...
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To increase the chances of a writer trying to kill themselves, cut off their hands. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some men’s chests are more buttlike than some women’s butts.
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Some men’s chests are more buttlike than some women’s butts. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people wish they were as happy as or happy...
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Some people wish they were as happy as or happy like some people think they are. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some disabled people spend a significant amount of their energy...
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Some disabled people spend a significant amount of their energy on trying to come across as abled or as not that disabled. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Not every single way of saying the right thing is...
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Not every single way of saying the right thing is right. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Death would be an extremely bad thing like most of...
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Death would be an extremely bad thing like most of us paint it, if being dead were painful. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
After a certain point, all natural bodily changes are for...
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After a certain point, all natural bodily changes are for the worst. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people love but will never marry each other. Some...
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Some people love but will never marry each other. Some are married to but have never loved and will never love each other. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Unless it is you, finding out who your lover’s dream...
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Unless it is you, finding out who your lover’s dream lover is is a nightmare. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
If we had to earn our age by thinking for...
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If we had to earn our age by thinking for ourselves at least once a year, only a handful of people would reach adulthood. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Nothing humbles a beautiful woman better than not being wanted by a man whose girlfriend or wife is ugly (or not as beautiful as she is). Mokokoma Mokhonoana
To evade insanity and depression, we unconsciously limit the number...
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To evade insanity and depression, we unconsciously limit the number of people toward whom we are sincerely sympathetic. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Your relationship or marriage is dead or dying, if you...
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Your relationship or marriage is dead or dying, if you almost always have to remind your partner to miss you (and/or they almost always have to remind you to miss them). Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The answer to the question ‘How many children do you have?’ and the one to the question ‘How many children are you raising?’ are not identical in all cases: some men are not taking care of their own children, some are knowingly or unknowingly raising other men’s children, and some do not even know that they each have a child, another child, or other children. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please...
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More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please their children as frequently and as badly as children try to please their parents. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some men are so indoctrinated that they sincerely believe that...
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Some men are so indoctrinated that they sincerely believe that other than cooking and cleaning the only thing that a woman can do better than them is being a woman. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Taking good care of your husband or wife is the...
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Taking good care of your husband or wife is the best way to thank their parent or parents for having taken good care of them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Many a woman is in a relationship with or married...
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Many a woman is in a relationship with or married to her man not because she loves him but only because she likes men like him. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
One of the leading causes of obesity is the misbelief...
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One of the leading causes of obesity is the misbelief that, when it comes to juice, ‘100%’ means ‘sugar-free. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Many a woman would not be in a relationship with or married to her man, if he earned half of what he earns; and many a man would not be in a relationship with or married to his woman, if he earned twice as much as he earns. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Death is number one on the list of things that...
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Death is number one on the list of things that we wish were possible to leave behind when we escaped barbarism. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Not everyone who has killed themselves because they were HIV...
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Not everyone who has killed themselves because they were HIV positive would have been killed by AIDS. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Whether it is big or small, the size of a...
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Whether it is big or small, the size of a poor man’s yard incessantly reminds him that he is poor. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We are sometimes hurt mostly or only not by what...
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We are sometimes hurt mostly or only not by what happened or is happening to us but by being felt sorry for. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Being HIV positive doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going...
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Being HIV positive doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to die before each and every person who is HIV negative. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We human beings regard ourselves as (or compare ourselves to)...
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We human beings regard ourselves as (or compare ourselves to) animals only when it suits us. Mokokoma Mokhonoana