In this post, we’ve collected for you the best Anne Frank quotes that will inspire you to appreciate all the beauty that surrounds you despite adversities.
Anne Frank Short Biography
Annelies Marie Fank, best known as Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt, Prussia, Weimar Republic. She was a Holocaust victim, and became a famous figure after the publication of her diary.
Anne Frank got a diary in 1942 on the occasion of her 13th birthday. In the same year, she and her family members dissapeared because of the World War II broke out.
Anne Frank and her family took the backroom office of her father’s food-products company as a place to hide. During different times, the family and a few others got food and supplies from non-Jewish friends.
While she was in hide, Anne Frank seized the opportunity to start writing in her diary dialy, where she expressed her feelings and experiences.
On August 1, 1944, Anne Frank no longer writes in her diary, and after 3 days the Nazis discovered her family’s hiding place. Afterwards, the Nazis put Anne and her sister in a concentration camp.
In 1947, Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father published her diary and title it ‘Anne Frank: Diary of Young Girl’.
Since then, Anne’s book has been translated into 65 languages. Also, a play was also derived from her book, winning a Pulitzer Prize for theater.
Top 10 Anne Frank Quotes
“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 wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
“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.”
“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.”
“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.”
“Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery.”
“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.”
13 Quotes About Life & Death From her Diary
“I’ve learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character! Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your own heart can only be dimmed; it will always be there, as long as you live, to make you happy again.” -Anne Frank
“Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.”
“I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. And 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!”
“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.”
“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.”
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”
“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”
“A quiet conscience makes one strong!”
“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.” – Anne Frank
“An empty day, though clear and bright, is just as dark as any night.”
“The young are not afraid of telling the truth.”
“Memories mean more to me than dresses.”
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
15 Inspirational Anne Frank Quotes About Hope
“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
“I’ve found that there is always some beauty left – in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”
“Whoever is happy will make others happy.”
“Sympathy, love, fortune… We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them!”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
“As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?”
“I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death.”
“I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage.”
“Even if people are still very young, they shouldn’t be prevented from saying what they think.”
“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.”
“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”
“People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.”
“If I haven’t any talent for writing books or newspaper articles, well, then I can always write for myself.”
“Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?”
Conclusion
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