"Credit leads a man into temptation. Cash down……" — Solomon Northup

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

— Solomon Northup

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16 Quotes by Solomon Northup

Solomon Northup has 16 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

They are deceived who flatter themselves that the ignorant and debased slave has no conception of the magnitude of his…
I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery;
Really, it was difficult to determine which I had most reason to fear—dogs, alligators or men!
What difference is there in the color of the soul?
My sufferings I can compare to nothing else than the burning agonies of hell!
It is not the fault of the slaveholder that he is cruel, so much as it is the fault of…
It has been suggested that an account of my life and fortunes would not be uninteresting to the public,
Is everything right because the law allows it?
There are few sights more pleasant to the eye, than a wide cotton field when it is in the bloom.…
I can speak of slavery only so far as it came under my own observation - only so far as…
There have been hours in my unhappy life, many of them, when the contemplation of death as the end of…
Suffice it to say, during the whole long day I came not to the conclusion, even once, that the southern…

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More Cash Quotes

This quote is filed under Cash Quotes, one of 682 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Tyra the businesswoman is very close to - and I hate third person, but you said it, oh, chiiild, you… — Tyra Banks
Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear… — Cecil Beaton
I'm like Johnny Cash. I only wear black. — Adele
There's lots of things that can be solved with cash. — Danny Boyle
Jeff Smith was the Julia Child of my generation. When his television show, 'The Frugal Gourmet,' made its debut on… — Alton Brown
I got a wife who likes expensive things, so she takes all the cash. — James Brown
Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash. — Rita Mae Brown
Education is a wonderful thing. If you couldn't sign your name you'd have to pay cash. — Rita Mae Brown
Even before he came to power in 1997, Gordon Brown promised to change the accounts to parliament from simple litanies… — James Buchan
Today people who hold cash equivalents feel comfortable. They shouldn't. They have opted for a terrible long-term asset, one that… — Warren Buffett
Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town. — Truman Capote
Sometimes I am two people. Johnny is the nice one. Cash causes all the trouble. They fight. — Johnny Cash

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