25 Famous Anne Frank Quotes
Anne Frank (1929-1945) was a German-born Jewish girl who gained global fame for her diary, documenting her family’s two years in hiding in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation in World War II, before being discovered, arrested, and dying in a concentration camp at age 15. Her diary, published posthumously as The Diary of a Young Girl, shares her experiences, hopes, and fears while living in a secret annex, becoming a powerful symbol of the Holocaust and the human spirit.
- “Our lives are fashioned by our choices. First we make our choices. Then our choices make us.” ~ Anne Frank
- “What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again” ~ Anne Frank
- “What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” ~ Anne Frank
- “You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because the regret is stronger than gratitude.” ~ 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.” ~ Anne Frank
- “I believe in the sun, even when it rains.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Where there’s hope, there’s life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.” ~ Anne Frank
- “We can’t control our destiny, but we can control who we become.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ~ Anne Frank
- “How wonderful it is that no one has to wait, but can start right now to gradually change the world!” ~ Anne Frank
- “In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.” ~ Anne Frank
- “You can always-always-give something, even if it’s a simple act of kindness! If everyone were to give in this way and didn’t scrimp on kindly words, there would be much more love and justice in the world!” ~ Anne Frank
- “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.” ~ Anne Frank
- “What’s done can’t be undone, but at least you can keep it from happening again.” ~ Anne Frank
- “I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” ~ Anne Frank
- “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.” ~ Anne Frank
- “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!” ~ Anne Frank
- “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?” ~ 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!” ~ Anne Frank
- “How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution toward introducing justice straightaway… And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!” ~ Anne Frank
- “Those who have courage and faith shall never perish in misery” ~ Anne Frank
- “I’ve found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.” ~ Anne Frank
