Anne Frank Quotes
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.
I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
Whoever is happy will make others happy too.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.
No one has ever become poor by giving.
Memories mean more to me than dresses.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.
The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
Whoever doesn’t know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.
I’ve found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God.
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.
Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn’t matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.
I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.
The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever.
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.
Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.
I’ve learned one thing: you can only really get to know a person after a row.
Whoever is happy will make others happy.
People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.
If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly by the hand, before I mix with other people; otherwise they would think my mind rather queer.
Paper is more patient than people.
As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?
How true Daddy’s words were when he said: ‘All children must look after their own upbringing.’ Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.
I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.
I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
I wish to go on living even after my death.
How noble and good everyone could be if, every evening before falling asleep, they were to recall to their minds the events of the whole day and consider exactly what has been good and bad. Then, without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day; of course, you achieve quite a lot in the course of time.
It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Whoever doesn’t know it must learn and find by experience that ‘a quiet conscience makes one strong!’
A quiet conscience makes one strong.
I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.
It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
That’s the difficulty in these times: ideals, dreams, and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
I think it’s odd that grown-ups quarrel so easily and so often and about such petty matters. Up to now I always thought bickering was just something children did and that they outgrew it.
Everyone has inside them a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!
Despite everything, life is beautiful.
People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.
I want to go on living even after my death!
You can be lonely even when you are loved by many people, since you are still not anybody’s one and only.
Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.