Anna Sewell quotes

“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.”

— Spoken by a character · Part III

If a thing is right it can be done, and if it is wrong it can be done without; and a good man will find a way.

— Jerry · Part III

“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--all a sham, James, and it won't stand when things come to be turned inside out.”

— John · Part I

we call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.

— Spoken by a character · Part IV

No, no! you never had a good place where they were kind to you, and so you don't know, and I'm sorry for you; but I can tell you good places make good horses.

— Merrylegs · Part I

Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody's business to interfere when they see it; you did right, my boy.

— Spoken by a character · Part I

I am never afraid of what I know.

— Spoken by a character · Part II

I did once, but it's no use; men are strongest, and if they are cruel and have no feeling, there is nothing that we can do, but just bear it--bear it on and on to the end.

— Spoken by a character · Part III

I have heard men say that seeing is believing; but I should say that feeling is believing; for much as I had seen before, I never knew till now the utter misery of a cab-horse's life.

I hope you will fall into good hands; but a horse never knows who may buy him, or who may drive him; it is all a chance for us; but still I say, do your best wherever it is, and keep up your good name.

— Spoken by a character · Part I