Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a Jewish girl whose diary, published as “The Diary of a Young Girl,” became one of the most powerful and poignant accounts of the Holocaust. Hiding with her family in Amsterdam during World War II, Anne’s diary reveals her courage, optimism, and longing for a better world.
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.”
Anne Frank Quotes
“I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.”
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
“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.”
“Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”
“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 don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.”
“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”
“I’ve found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.”
“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
“I can’t imagine how anyone can say, ‘I’m weak,’ and then remain so. After all, if you know it, why not fight against it, why not try to train your character?”
“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!”
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
“The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.”
“It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality.”
“The dead receive more flowers than the living because regret is stronger than gratitude.”
“Whoever doesn’t know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.”
“Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery.”
“I’ve learned one thing: you can only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!”
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”
“I simply can’t build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery, and death. I think peace and tranquility will return again.”
“The young are not afraid of telling the truth.”
“Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?”
“People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.”
“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 weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever.”
“The reason for my starting a diary is that I have no real friend.”
“I’ve reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die.”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
“The best way to treat friends is to tolerate their shortcomings while pointing out our own.”
“I feel wicked sleeping in a warm bed, while my dearest friends have been knocked down or have fallen into a gutter somewhere out in the cold night.”
“I live in a crazy time.”
“Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn’t matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls!”
“Paper is more patient than people.”
“I love you, with a love so great that it simply couldn’t keep growing inside my heart, but had to leap out and reveal itself in all its magnitude.”
“The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!”
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature, and God.”
“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.”
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.”
These quotes capture Anne Frank’s wisdom, hope, resilience, and profound insight in the face of adversity.
“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 don’t believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty of the war. Oh, no, the little man is just as keen, otherwise the people of the world would have risen in revolt long ago!”
“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.”
