Never wound a snake; kill ...

Never wound a snake; kill it.
 Harriet Tubman

Quotes from the same author

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
 Harriet Tubman
Most of those coming from the mainland are very destitute, almost naked. I am trying to find places for those able to work, and provide for them as best I can, so as to lighten the burden on the Government as much as possible, while at the same time they learn to respect themselves by earning their own living.
 Harriet Tubman
I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it.
 Harriet Tubman
I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom, I was a stranger in a strange land.
 Harriet Tubman
I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.
 Harriet Tubman