Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank was a German-born Dutch-Jewish 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. This Anne Frank quotes about family, love, dates, war will inspire you in life.
Best Anne Frank Quotes
- “What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Dead people receive more flowers than living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.” ~ 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
- “What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again” ~ Anne Frank
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“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First, we make our choices. Then our choices make us.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” ~ Anne Frank
- “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. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever-approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again.” ~ Anne Frank
- “You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.” ~ Anne Frank
- “I believe in the sun, even when it rains.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ~ Anne Frank
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“We can’t control our destiny, but we can control who we become.” ~ 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 kindly words, there would be much more love and justice in the world!” ~ Anne Frank
- “No one has ever become poor by giving.” ~ Anne Frank
- “don’t believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have rebelled long ago! There’s a destructive urge in people, the urge to rape, murder, and kill. And until all of humanity, without exception, undergoes a metamorphosis, wars will continue to be waged, and everything that has been carefully built up, cultivated and grown will be cut down and destroyed, only to start all over again!” ~ 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
- “How wonderful it is that no one has to wait, but can start right now to gradually change the world!” ~ Anne Frank
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“Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.” ~ 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
- “The question is very understandable, but no one has found a satisfactory answer to it so far. Yes, why do they make still more gigantic planes, still heavier bombs, and, at the same time, prefabricated houses for reconstruction? Why should millions be spent daily on the war and yet there’s not a penny available for medical services, artists, or for poor people? Why do some people have to starve, while there are surpluses rotting in other parts of the world? Oh, why are people so crazy?” ~ 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
- “People who give will never be poor.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Live with the objective of being happy.” ~ Anne Frank
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“Give and you shall receive, much more than you ever thought possible. Give and give again. People who give will never be poor!” ~ Anne Frank
- “I’ve found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.” ~ Anne Frank
- “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside” ~ Anne Frank
- “Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.” ~ Anne Frank
- “We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.” ~ 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
- “How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution toward introducing justice straightaway… And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!” ~ Anne Frank
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“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.” ~ Anne Frank
- “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? The answer was: “Because it’s so much easier not to!” ~ 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 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
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“Where there is hope…there is life.” ~ Anne Frank, Anne Frank quotes on hope
- “You can be lonely even when you are loved by many people since you are still not anybody’s one and only.” ~ 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
- “Whoever is happy will make others happy.” ~ 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
- “We’re all alive, but we don’t know why or what for; we’re all searching for happiness; we’re all leading lives which are different and yet the same.” ~ Anne Frank
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“A quiet conscience makes one strong!” ~ Anne Frank
- “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, Anne Frank quotes on fear
- “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!” ~ 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
- “Sympathy, Love, Fortune… We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them!” ~ Anne Frank, Anne Frank quotes on love
