I am never afraid of what I know.

About Anna Sewell

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Anna Sewell (; 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist who is known for her only book, Black Beauty, a novel about a horse. She was born into a Quaker family in Norfolk and moved to London as a baby. Her mother, Mary Wright Sewell, was...

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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.

love kindness religion good

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.

words suffering feelings animals

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