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Black Beauty
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"Black Beauty" Quotes

A horse narrates his life experiences, highlighting the mistreatment and kindness he encounters.

Quotes

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.

Anna Sewell

empathyanimals

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

religionkindness

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

crueltyresponsibility

If we see a good action, we must do it. If we do not do it, we are not good.

Anna Sewell

actiongoodness

I could never have done it without your help.

Anna Sewell

gratitudefriendship

My troubles are all over, and I am at home; and often before I am quite awake, I fancy I am still in the orchard at Birtwick, standing with my old friends under the apple trees.

Anna Sewell

homenostalgia

I would not sell you for all the world, my beauty!

Anna Sewell

loyaltylove

We have no right to distress any of God's creatures without a very good reason; 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.

Anna Sewell

empathyanimals

I am quite sure he knows his business better than we do.

Anna Sewell

trustconfidence

If we horses had been consulted, we should have chosen this method from the first; for then we can make up our minds to it, instead of having this terrible surprise.

Anna Sewell

acceptanceadaptation