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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Anne Frank Quotes


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

"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!"

"God never deserted our people. Right through the ages there were Jews. Through the ages they suffered, but it also made us strong."

"There is an urge and rage in people to destroy, to kill, to murder, and until all mankind, without exception, undergoes a great change, wars will be waged, everything that has been built up, cultivated and grown, will be destroyed and disfigured, after which mankind will have to begin all over again."

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

"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 soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart."

"It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality."

"Laziness may appear attractive but work gives satisfaction."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature."

"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."

"Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?"

"Whoever is happy will make others happy, too."

"I trust to luck and do nothing but work, hoping that all will end well."

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