Anna Sewell quotes

Anna Sewell was an English novelist best known for her timeless classic, "Black Beauty." Born in Yarmouth, England in 1820, Sewell's love for horses inspired her to write a book that shed light on the mistreatment of animals. Her novel became a landmark in the animal welfare movement and continues to be a beloved story worldwide. Sewell's work has been translated into numerous languages and adapted into various forms of media. Learn more about this influential author and her impactful legacy by exploring her books and the impact she had on animal rights.

My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the power to stop, and do nothing, we make ourselves sharers in the guilt.

- Anna Sewell

There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham.

- Anna Sewell

Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody's business to interfere when they see it.

- Anna Sewell

I am never afraid of what I know.

- Anna Sewell