At the beginning of the troubles of Saint Domingo, I felt that I was destined to great things. When I received this divine intimation, I was four and fifty years of age; I could neither read nor write.

There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.

The revolution of Saint Domingo was taking its course. I saw that the whites could not endure, because they were divided and because they were overpowered by numbers; I congratulated myself that I was a black man.

Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.

There is a woman at the begining of all great things.

Great things are won by great dangers.