There must be sophistry in all this; but the condition of a slave confuses all principles of morality, and, in fact, renders the practice of them impossible.

There are no bonds so strong as those which are formed by suffering together

The beautiful spring came; and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.

There are wrongs which even the grave does not bury.

When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.

Cruelty is contagious in uncivilized communities.

My master had power and law on his side; I had a determined will. There is might in each.

No pen can give an adequate description of the all-pervading corruption produced by slavery.

The degradation, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more than I can describe. They are greater than you would willingly believe.

Hot weather brings out snakes and slaveholders, and I like one class of the venomous creatures as little as I do the other.

I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.

I had had my night of weeping...I had purged myself of useless emotions that terrible night, now every nerve every sinew, every thought was bent on a single purpose

There’s no greater feeling that brings joy to the heart like peace because we can do nothing well without joy, and a good conscience.

I have a really good family. I'm lucky to have people who support me and love me in my life.

It is very important for a priest, in the parish itself, to see how people trust in him and to experience, in addition to their trust, also their generosity in pardoning his weaknesses.

I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.

Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.

It can take years to earn respect, but it only takes one day to lose it.

Girl you are a beauty. Well, I am a beast. They must have been trippin to let me off the leash.

Remember always, everyone has a place of perfect belonging, and if they leave that place without permission, sometimes they must be returned.

I don't - I don't like that style, myself. I never did like Elvis's singing, but there was millions that did.