Quotes by Anne Frank

"It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart." -Anne Frank

"I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains... My advice is : 'Go outside, to the fields, enjoy nature and the sunshine, go out and try to recapture happiness in yourself and in God. Think of all the beauty that's still left in and around you and be happy!'" -Anne Frank

"Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction." -Anne Frank

"No one has ever become poor by giving." -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

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

"I've found that there is always some beauty left —in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can help you. Look at these things, then find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance. And whoever is happy will make others happy too. He who has courage and faith will never perish in misery!" -Anne Frank

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before beginning to improve the world." -Anne Frank

"I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death! And that's why I'm grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop and to express all that's inside me!" -Anne Frank

"I have often been downcast, but never in despair." -Anne Frank

"People will always follow a good example; be the one to set a good example, then it won't be long before the others follow... 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

"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 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