On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Every dollar you lay up, represents one day’s independence, one day of rest and security in the future.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Every dollar you lay up, represents one day’s independence, one day of rest and security in the future.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass illustrates the tangible benefits of saving money for personal independence and future security.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Jan 1, 1881
The nation or people which shall comply with them will rise, and those which violate them will fall, and perhaps will disappear altogether.
Jan 1, 1881
Still another ground of hope I find in the fact that colored men are strong in their gratitude to benefactors, and firm in their political convictions.
Jan 1, 1881
No power beneath the sky can make an ignorant, wasteful, and idle people prosperous, or a licentious people happy.