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The Diary of a Young Girl QUOTES

The Diary of a Young Girl QUOTES

1 " Paper is more patient than man. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

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

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

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

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

4 " Although I'm only fourteen, I know quite well what I want, I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child, I feel quite indepedent of anyone. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

5 " I've learned one thing: you can only really get to know a person after a row. Only then can you judge their true character! "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

6 " In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

7 " 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. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

8 " Crying can bring relief, as long as you don't cry alone. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

9 " The best remedy for those who are frightened, lovely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature and God. For then and only then can you feel that everything is as it should be and that God wants people to be happy amid nature's beauty and simplicity. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

10 " Whoever is happy will make others happy. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

11 " It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

12 " It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. 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 , The Diary of a Young Girl

13 " The best remedy for those who are frightened, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be alone, alone with the sky, nature and God. For then and only then can you feel that everything is as it should be and that God wants people to be happy amid nature's beauty and simplicity.

As long as this exists, and that should be forever, I know that there will be solace for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances. I firmly believe that nature can bring comfort to all who suffer. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

14 " There's in people simply an urge to destroy, an urge to kill, to murder and rage, 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 "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

15 " I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone, are guilty of the war. Oh no, the little man is just as guilty, otherwise the peoples of the world would have risen in revolt long ago! There's in people simply an urge to destroy, an urge to kill, to murder and rage, and until all mankind, without exception, undergoes a great change, great 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. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

16 " What I condemn are our system of values and the men who don't acknowledge how great, difficult, but ultimately beautiful women's share in society is. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

17 " This week I've been reading a lot and doing little work. That's the way things ought to be. That's surely the road to success. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

18 " As long as you're in the food business, why not make sweets? "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

19 " 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. 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. As longs as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be. And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl

20 " I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage. "

― Anne Frank , The Diary of a Young Girl