Anne Frank Quotes

But I don't think building sand castles in the air is such a terrible thing to do, as long as you don't take it too seriously.

Love cannot be forced.

Aquel que es feliz puede hacer dichoso a los demás.
Quien no pierde ni el valor ni la confianza, jamás perecerá por la miseria.

No one must know that my heart and mind are constantly at war with each other. Up to know reason has always won the battle, but will my emotions get the upper hand? Sometimes I fear they will, but more often I actually hope they do!

Voor ieder die bang, eenzaam of ongelukkig is, is stellig het beste middel naar buiten te gaan, ergens waar hij helemaal alleen is, alleen met de hemel, de natuur en God. Want dan pas, dan alleen voelt men, dat alles is, zoals het zijn moet en dat God de mensen in de eenvoudige, maar mooie natuur gelukkig wil zien. Zolang dit bestaat en dat zal wel altijd zo zijn, weet ik, dat er in welke omstandigheden ook, een troost voor elk verdriet is. En ik geloof stellig, dat bij elke ellende de natuur veel ergs kan wegnemen.

A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

I get cross, then sad, and finally end up turning my heart inside out, and keep trying to find a way to become what I'd like to be and what I could be if....if only there were no other people in the world.

So much has happened it's as if the whole world had suddenly turned upside down.

Don't be too assuming, it doesn't get you anywhere.

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

Am I really so bad-mannered, conceited, headstrong, pushing, stupid, lazy, etc., etc., as they all say? Oh, of course not. I have my faults, just like everyone else, I kniw that, but they thoroughly exaggerate everything.

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.

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.

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