Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.

Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down is the only thing that will deliver him from evil.

My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom.

Is everything right because the law allows it?

It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public.

I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery.

Unsoundness in a slave, as well as in a horse, detracts materially from his value. If no warranty is given, a close examination is a matter of particular importance to the Negro jockey.