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97 Famous Quotes By Anne Frank, The Author Of The Diary Of A Young Girl

Famous As: Diarist
Born On: June 12, 1929
Died On: March 12, 1945
Born In: Frankfurt, Germany
Died At Age: 15

Annelies Marie Frank, better known as Anne Frank, was a Jewish German teenager born in 1929, whose diary entries during the her days spent in hiding from the Nazis, remains one of the most vivid accounts of the time. Frank was born in Germany but she fled with her family to the Netherlands when the Nazi Party came to power in Germany and had lived most of her life there. However, she got first hand experience of Nazi oppressions when Germany occupied the Netherland in 1940. As the Jews in Amsterdam were being arrested and sent to concentration camps, the family hid themselves in 1942 for two years till they were finally arrested. Frank documented her life during those years and her diary became one of the most important accounts of Nazi oppression during that era. The contents of her diaries went on to throw a light on what the Jewish population went through in places occupied by Nazi Germany and her diary entries have been read by millions worldwide over the past decades. Anne Frank’s diary entries have gone on to inspire films, plays and tv series over the years, due to the vivid descriptions on offer. Here are some of the famous quotes by her.

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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Anne Frank
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Anne Frank
I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.

I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.

Anne Frank
I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.

I've found that there is always some beauty left -- in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.

Anne Frank
No one has ever become poor by giving.

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.

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.

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I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.

I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.

Anne Frank
Because paper has more patience than people.

Because paper has more patience than people.

Anne Frank
Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.

Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.

Anne Frank
People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion.

People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion.

Anne Frank
Whoever is happy will make others happy.

Whoever is happy will make others happy.

Anne Frank
In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.

Anne Frank
Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

Anne Frank
In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.

Anne Frank
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 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!

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

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.

Anne Frank
A quiet conscience makes one strong!

A quiet conscience makes one strong!

Anne Frank
I think a lot, but I don't say much.

I think a lot, but I don't say much.

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 a basic goodness.

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.

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You can be lonely even when you are loved by many people, since you are still not anybody's one and only.

You can be lonely even when you are loved by many people, since you are still not anybody's one and only.

Anne Frank
There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and foget everybody else! It sound egotistical, but it's actually the only cure for those suffering from self-pity.

There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and foget everybody else! It sound egotistical, but it's actually the only cure for those suffering from self-pity.

Anne Frank
Memories mean more to me than dresses.

Memories mean more to me than dresses.

Anne Frank
As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?

As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?

Anne Frank
Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery

Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery

Anne Frank
But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.

But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.

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.

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
I wish to go on living even after my death.

I wish to go on living even after my death.

Anne Frank
Anyhow, I've learned one thing now. You only really get to know people when you've had a jolly good row with them. Then and then only can you judge their true characters!

Anyhow, I've learned one thing now. You only really get to know people when you've had a jolly good row with them. Then and then only can you judge their true characters!

Anne Frank
The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever

The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever

Anne Frank
The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!

The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!

Anne Frank