“Don't condemn me, remember rather that sometimes I, too, can reach the bursting point.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of Anne Frank: And Related Readings
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@xy, member from Sept. 25, 2023“Sympathy, Love, Fortune… We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them!”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Variant translation: Laziness may appear attractive but work gives satisfaction.
6 July 1944
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942 - 1944)
Variant: Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
“The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Variant: The weak die out and the strong will survive, and will live on forever
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
“But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
3 May 1944
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942 - 1944)
Context: 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 keen, otherwise the people of the world would have risen in revolt long ago! 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.
“A quiet conscience makes one strong!”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
The Diary of a Young Girl
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
As quoted in 7 Laws of Human Nature: The Oneness of Universal Love (2017) by Conrad Spainhower and other self-help books and quotation sites.
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“I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
15 July 1944; Variant translations:
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.
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery, and death...and yet...I think...this cruelty will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again.
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl (1942 - 1944)
Context: 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. It's utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering and death. I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more. In the meantime, I must hold on to my ideals. Perhaps the day will come when I'll be able to realize them!
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Ik moet iets hebben naast man en kinderen waar ik me aan wijden kan! O ja, ik wil niet zoals de meeste mensen voor niets geleefd hebben. Ik wil van nut of plezier zijn voor de mensen, die om mij heen leven en die mij toch niet kennen.
5 April 1944
The Diary of a Young Girl (1942 - 1944)
“The reason for my starting a diary is that I have no real friend.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
“Crying can bring relief, as long as you don't cry alone.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
“The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
As quoted in Networking the Kingdom: A Practical Strategy for Maximum Church Growth (1990) by O. J. Bryson, p. 187; this is the earliest source yet found for this attribution.
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Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Variant: If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous, rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc., etc.
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
“I wish to go on living even after my death.”
Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl