Anne Frank Quotes

ABOUT
Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank was a German-born diarist. One of the most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the publication of The Diary of a Young Girl.

QUOTES
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

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.

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.

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that 'a quiet conscience makes one strong!'

Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?

I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I think... peace and tranquillity will return again.

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God.
Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.
As longs as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be.
And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles

Women should be respected as well! 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?...Women, who struggle and suffer pain to ensure the continuation of the human race, make much tougher and more courageous soldiers than all those big-mouthed freedom-fighting heroes put together!

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.

I don't have much in the way of money or worldly possessions, I'm not beautiful, intelligent or clever, but I'm happy, and I intend to stay that way! I was born happy, I love people, I have a trusting nature, and I'd like everyone else to be happy too