Anne Frank Quotes - Page 2

Parents can only advise their children or point them in the right direction. Ultimately people shape their own characters.

We’re all alive, but we don’t know why or what for; we’re all searching for happiness; we’re all leading lives which are different and yet the same.

I looked up in the sky and trusted in God.

I wish to go on living even after my death.

People who give will never be poor.

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

Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.

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.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

No one has ever become poor by giving.

An empty day, though clear and bright, Is just as dark as any night.

I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside

Where there is hope...there is life

There's one golden rule to keep before you: laugh about everything and don't bother yourself about the others!

don’t believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have re- belled long ago! There’s a destructive urge in people, the urge to rage, murder and kill. And until all of humanity, without exception, undergoes a metamorphosis, wars will continue to be waged, and everything that has been carefully built up, cultivated and grown will be cut down and destroyed, only to start allover again!

Misfortunes never come singly.

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

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

A quiet conscience makes one strong!

Live with the objective of being happy.

God has never deserted our people. Through the ages Jews have had to suffer, but through the ages they've gone on living, and the centuries of suffering have only made them stronger.

I want friends, not admirers. People who respect me for my character and my deeds, not my flattering smile. The circle around me would be much smaller, but what does that matter, as long as they're sincere?

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!