Quotes By Author: mokokoma mokhonoana

“We spend a huge chunk of our lives worrying about whether or not we will eventually get the person and/or the things we need or want. Once we get them, we spend the rest of our lives worrying about whether or not we will eventually lose them.”

“We sometimes congratulate someone, not because we value or find worthy what they have just achieved, but only because we fear coming across as jealous.”

“Being the first to start or leave does not necessarily mean that you will be the first to finish or arrive. Or that you will finish or arrive.”

“After some point, working harder makes achieving the goal harder or even impossible.”

“Our successes are seldom as sweet as our enemies’ failures.”

“Like growth, success is often a steppingstone from failure.”

“We ought to relentlessly ignore excuses, especially those we are told by ourselves.”

“Solving some problems requires less than half the energy or time it took to complain about them.”

“You cannot continue to hate someone without repeatedly wasting, on them, some of your precious time and mental energy.”

“We would rarely waste time if it were earned.”

“Being in a hurry does not slow down time.”

“Life would not seem short if we valued time as much as we value money.”

“Many millions of people have lost their lives while trying to save a few minutes.”

“We often give painkillers the credit that ought to be given to the passage of time, the belief that they would kill the pain, or the water that accompanied them.”

“You cannot respect someone but disrespect their time.”