Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank was a German-born Dutch-Jewish diarist. She was a teenage Jewish girl who kept a diary while her family was in hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Anne’s diary reveals an insightful, confident and direct young woman. Thought-provoking Anne Frank quotes will comfort and uplift us by teaching us all about courage and reveal that hope is always possible.
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Anne Frank Quotes
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. Anne Frank
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with basic goodness. Anne Frank
He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery! Anne Frank
What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again Anne Frank
I live in a crazy time. Anne Frank
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. Anne Frank
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. Anne Frank
You can always give something, even if it is only kindness. Anne Frank
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit. Anne Frank
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. Anne Frank
If I haven’t any talent for writing books or newspaper articles, well, then I can always write for myself. Anne Frank
You can always always give something, even if it’s a simple act of kindness! If everyone were to give in this way and didn’t scrimp on kind words, there would be much more love and justice in the world! Anne Frank
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy Anne Frank
No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank
No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank
Everyone has inside of him 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! Anne Frank
My lighter, more superficial side will always steal a march on the deeper side and therefore always win. You can’t imagine how often I’ve tried to push away this Anne, which is only half of what is known as Anne to beat her down, hide her. Anne Frank
How wonderful it is that no one has to wait, but can start right now to gradually change the world! Anne Frank
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank
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. Anne Frank
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank
The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character. Anne Frank
Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl? Anne Frank
People who give will never be poor. Anne Frank
Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn’t matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls. Anne Frank
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside Anne Frank
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. Anne Frank
We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. Anne Frank
Although I’m only fourteen, I know quite well what I want. I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child. I feel quite independent of anyone. Anne Frank
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. Anne Frank
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 Anne Frank
Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there as long as you live, to make you happy again. Whenever you’re feeling lonely or sad, try going to the loft on a beautiful day and looking outside. Not at the houses and the rooftops, but at the sky. As long as you can look fearlessly at the sky, you’ll know that your pure within and will find happiness once more. Anne Frank
I have a family, loving aunts, and a good home. No, on the surface I seem to have everything except my one true friend. All I think about when I’m with friends is having a good time. I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. Anne Frank
I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength, and plenty of courage. Anne Frank
I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank
You can be lonely even when you are loved by many people since you are still not anybody’s one and only. Anne Frank
Whoever doesn’t know it must learn and find by experience that ‘a quiet conscience makes one strong! Anne Frank
Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating, and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction. Anne Frank
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness. Anne Frank
I want friends, not admirers. People who respect me for my character and my deeds, not my flattering smile. The circle around me would be much smaller, but what does that matter, as long as they’re sincere? Anne Frank
I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out. Anne Frank
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. Anne Frank
The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands. Anne Frank
Because paper has more patience than people
Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart. Anne Frank
Everyone thinks I’m showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I’m silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I’m tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should
No one knows Anne’s better side, and that’s why most people can’t stand me. Oh, I can be an amusing clown for an afternoon, but after that, everyone’s had enough of me to last a month. Anne Frank
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
Everyone has inside of him 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! Anne Frank
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world
When I write, I can shake off all my worries. Anne Frank
I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!
Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I’ve never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen year old schoolgirl. Anne Frank
I think a lot, but I don’t say much
I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death! Anne Frank
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
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. Anne Frank
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
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. Anne Frank
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction
And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren’t any other people living in the world. Anne Frank
No one has ever become poor by giving
I simply can’t build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death. I think peace and tranquility will return again. Anne Frank
People who are religious should be glad, since not everyone is blessed with the ability to believe in a higher order
I have often been downcast but never in despair; I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary, I treat all the privations as amusing. Anne Frank
Riches can all be lost, but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled, and it will bring you happiness again, as long as you live
Generally speaking, men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn’t women have their share? Soldiers and war heroes are honored and commemorated, explorers are granted immortal fame, martyrs are revered, but how many people look upon women too as soldiers? Anne Frank
