Anne Frank Quotes

Anne Frank

Whoever is happy will make others happy, too.

Anne Frank
(The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)
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Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

If the truth is told, things are just as bad as you yourself care to make them.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

I live in a crazy time.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

A quiet conscience makes one strong!

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

Sympathy, love, fortune... We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them!

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)


Anne Frank Quote: No one has ever become poor by giving.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

By thinking, nothing can ever get worse but will only get better.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

Paper has more patience than people. 

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

Memories mean more to me than dresses.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)



How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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 (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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 (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

Riches can all be lost, but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled, and it will still bring you happiness again, as long as you live. As long as you can look fearlessly up into the heavens, as long as you know that you are pure within, and that you will still find happiness.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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 this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn't stop you having your own opinions. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn't be prevented from saying what they think.

Anne Frank (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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 (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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 (The Diary of a Young Girl, 1942-1944)

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Anne Frank Biography

Born: June 12, 1929
Died: March, 1945

Anne Frank was an Jewish girl who became a victim of the Holocaust. Her diary, "The Diary of a Young Girl" has become one of the worlds most widely read book.

Notable Works

The Diary of a Young Girl (1942-1944)

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