Looking for the best and inspirational Anne Frank quotes?
Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager, was born and raised in Frankfurt, Germany. She was a brilliant girl who had an interest in writing and reading. Even though she lived during the Nazi Holocaust, her diary is one of the most widely read books from that period.
Anne’s diary was published posthumously with the title “The Diary of a Young Girl” in 1957. Millions of people have since read it, and it has become one of the most widely read books in history. Also, It has inspired many people to take up activism against injustices.
Her book is about her life during the war and how she survived for two years in hiding with her family before they were discovered and sent to concentration camps. The book is widely read by students, teachers, and many others who want to learn about the Holocaust.
Anne Frank’s life and diary have influenced famous cultural works, including plays, novels, and films.
Learn from some of her most inspiring quotes that can inspire you when you feel down in the dumps.
67 Greatest Anne Frank Quotes
“Sympathy, love, fortune…We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them!”
“There’s only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and forget everybody else! It sounds egotistical, but it’s actually the only cure for those suffering from self-pity.”
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.”
“Riches can all be lost, but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled, and it will bring you happiness again, as long as you live.”
“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!”
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.”
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
“Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”
“Ordinary people don’t know how much books can mean to someone who’s cooped up.”
“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.”
“As long as you can look fearlessly at the sky, you’ll know that you’re pure within and will find happiness once more.”
“Whoever doesn’t know it must learn and find by experience that ‘a quiet conscience makes one strong!’”
“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.”
“He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!”
“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.”
“I think it’s odd that grown-ups quarrel so easily and so often and about such petty matters. Up to now I always thought bickering was just something children did and that they outgrew it.”
“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.”
“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 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.”
“As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?”
“The young are not afraid of telling the truth.”
“I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.”
“It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. 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.”
“Would anyone, either Jew or non-Jew, understand this about me, that I am simply a young girl badly in need of some rollicking fun?”
“I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; 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 everything will change for the better that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.”
“An empty day, though clear and bright, is just as dark as any night.”
“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!”
“I’ve found that there is always some beauty left – in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these things, then you find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance.”
“At such moments, I don’t think about all the misery, but about the beauty that still remains.”
“People who are religious should be glad, since not everyone is blessed with the ability to believe in a higher order.”
“I’ve found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
“I live in a crazy time.”
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
“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?”
“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!”
“In spite of everything I still believe people are really good at heart.”
“The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!”
“I know I’m far from being what I should; will I ever be?”
“All I think about when I’m with friends is having a good time.”
“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
“I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things.”
“Whoever is happy will make others happy.”
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn’t be prevented from saying what they think.”
“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.”
“What’s the point of the war? Why, oh why can’t people live together peacefully? Why all this destruction?”
“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”
“Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I’ve never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year old school girl. Oh well, it doesn’t matter. I feel like writing.”
“I hope I’m going to be a little like him, without having to go through what he has!”
“Because paper has more patience than people.”
“Although I’m only fourteen, I know quite well what I want, I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child, I feel quite independent of anyone.”
“ Anne Frank: I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage. Photograph: PR”
“The nicest part is being able to write down all my thoughts and feeling; otherwise, I might suffocate.”
“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?”
“A person can be lonely even if he is loved by many people, because he is still not the “One and Only” to anyone.”
“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.”
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.”
“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.”
“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
“I found that it was easier to think up questions than to ask them.”
“Sympathy, love, fortune… We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them!”
“We aren’t allowed to have any opinions. People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn’t stop you having your own opinion. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn’t be prevented from saying what they think.”
“Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery.”