Anne Frank quotes

Anne Frank was a Jewish diarist whose writings during World War II became world-famous. Her diary offers a powerful, personal perspective on life in hiding during the Holocaust. She remains a global symbol of hope, resilience, and the tragic consequences of intolerance. Here are 133 of her quotes:

Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is stronger than gratitude. (Anne Frank)
No one has ever become poor by giving. View quote
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Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. View quote
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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. View quote
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Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction. View quote
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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. View quote
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In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. View quote
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Who would ever think that so much can go on in the soul of a young girl. View quote
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In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit. View quote
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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. View quote
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We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same. (Anne Frank)
I live in a crazy time. View quote
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Is discord going to show itself while we are still fighting, is the Jew once again worth less than another? Oh, it is sad, very sad, that once more, for the umpteenth time, the old truth is confirmed: What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all Jews. View quote
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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. View quote
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Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls. View quote
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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. View quote
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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! View quote
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I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains. View quote
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I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, I can't do anything to change events anyway. View quote
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Whoever is happy will make others happy too. View quote
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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)
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness. View quote
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Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again. View quote
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A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery. View quote
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Sympathy, Love, Fortune... We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them! View quote
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Anne Frank

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Occupation: Dutch Writer
Born: June 12, 1929
Died: 1945
Quotes count: 133
Wikipedia: Anne Frank

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