List of Jupiter Hammon Quotes

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Jupiter Hammon
Total Quotes 25
When i was at hartford in connecticut, where i lived during the war, i published several pieces which were well received, not only by those of my own colour, but by a number of the white people, who thought they might do good among their servants.
War White Numbers
You have discovered so much kindness and good will to those you thought were oppressed, and had no helper, that i am sure you will not despise what i have wrote, if you judge it will be of any service to them.
Kindness Judging Despise
You know that murder is wicked. if you saw your master kill a man, do you suppose this would be any excuse for you, if you should commit the same crime?
Men Wicked Saws
That liberty is a great thing we may know from our own feelings, and we may likewise judge so from the conduct of the white-people, in the late war.
War White People
All the time spent idly, is spent wickedly, and is unfaithfulness to our masters.
Unfaithful Masters Unfaithfulness
As we depend upon our masters, for what we eat and drink and wear, and for all our comfortable things in this world, we cannot be happy, unless we please them.
World Drink Masters
If a servant strives to please his master and studies and takes pains to do it, i believe there are but few masters who would use such a servant cruelly.
Pain Believe Use
It is our duty to be faithful, not with eye service as men pleasers.
Eye Men Faithful
Good servants frequently make good masters.
Masters Servant
Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do all in your power to prevent their being free.
Hurt Being Free Slave
But this will not do, god will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful.
Unfaithful Stealing Stealing Cars
It is very wicked for you not to take care of your masters goods, but how much worse is it to pilfer and steal from them, whenever you think you shall not be found out.
Thinking Wicked Care
  • Born: October 17, 1711
  • Died: 1806
  • Occupation: Poet
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