Slave Quotes

1576 Slave quotes by 962 unique authors

People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, among them healers and priests, and were made… — Abdullah Ibrahim
He who seeks freedom for anything but freedom's self is made to be a slave. — Alexis de Tocqueville
I am the dream and the hope of the slave — Maya Angelou
Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The person who forgets the ultimate is a slave to the immediate. — John C. Maxwell
There are more black men incarcerated today than there were slaves in 1850. — John Legend
They never pay the slaves enough so they can get free, just enough so they can stay alive and come back to work. — Charles Bukowski
If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life. — Bette Midler
I´m not a wandering slave, I am a woman of choice — Lady Gaga
If I must be a slave to habit let me be a slave to good habits. — Og Mandino
A strong human spirit with control over appetites of the flesh is master over emotions and passions and not a slave to them. That kind… — Russell M. Nelson
In modern states, the citizen is politically impotent. A citizen, it is true, may complain, make suggestions, or cause disruptions, but in the ancient world… — Mark Mirabello
There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
I ask for so little.Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave — David Bowie
Money is a great slave but a horrible master. — Daymond John
Imitation causes us to leave natural ways to enter into artificial ones; it therefore makes slaves. — Alexandre Vinet
As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave. — Swami Vivekananda
There are ten times as many sex slaves transported around the globe today as agrarian slaves were transported in the 1790s. — Nicholas D. Kristof
Be modest in your wants...There is nothing that will cause greater tensions in marriage than grinding debt, which will make of you a slave to… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Nobody can turn you into a slave unless you allow them. Nobody can make you afraid of anything, unless you allow them. Nobody can tell… — Suzy Kassem
The slaves in Rome were incapable of leisure and so their masters gave them entertainment to keep them pacified. — Oliver DeMille
The Holy Spirit is the source of spiritual unity! He is the Fount of all true joy! We as missionaries need the fullness of this… — Griffith John
I wanna explain something about the title 'Yeezus', simply put 'West' was my slave name and 'Yeezus' is my God name. — Kanye West
There shall be no slave in your home, male or female: Least of all the mother of your son. — Franz Grillparzer
In the ancient world individuals have sold themselves as slaves, in order to eat. So in society. Here is a witch-doctor who can save us… — C.S. Lewis

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