36 quotes
German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)
“Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”
"Despite everything, I believe people are really good at heart."
on Compassion
"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."
"In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit."
on Wisdom
"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."
on Character
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."
on Activism
"How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment we can start now start slowly changing the world!"
"We all live with the objective of being happy our lives are all different and yet the same."
on Happiness
"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."
"Riches can all be lost, but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled, and it will bring you happiness again, as long as you live."
"I firmly believe that nature can bring comfort to all who suffer."
on Nature
"Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction."
"I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains."
on Life
"I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains."
"Paper is more patient than man."
"I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out."
on Courage
"The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands."
"I keep my ideals because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart."
on Faith
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."
"Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness."
on Hope
"I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn."
on Writing
