“I still believe, despite everything, that people are truly good at heart.”
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
“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.”
“Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God.”
“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
“The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.”
“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.”
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.”
“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.”
“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.”
“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.”
“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”
“I simply can’t build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery, and death. I think, peace and tranquility will return again.”
“I want to go on living even after my death!”
“I’ve reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can’t do anything to change events anyway.”
“In the future, I’m going to devote less time to sentimentality and more time to reality.”
“No one will ever know what I went through in the concentration camps. No one will ever know my life. After all, how can anyone who hasn’t experienced it themselves understand it?”
“I live in a crazy time.”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains.”
“People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.”
“The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!”
“I’ve learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!”
“I’m afraid that people who know me as I usually am will discover I have another side… a better and finer side.”
“I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.”
“I don’t want to be cross, love, but it’s the second time that I have had to stop you chatting. We mustn’t be seen out of class at this hour.”
“If God lets me live, I shall attain more than Mummy ever has done; I shall not remain insignificant, I shall work in the world and for mankind!”
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.”
“Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn’t matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.”
“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.”
“I don’t want to be thought of as the “girl who was in hiding.” I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.”
“I simply can’t imagine the world will ever be normal again for us. I do talk about “after the war,” but it’s as if I’m talking about a ghost or a fairy tale, a day that will never come.”
“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.”
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God.”
“You can always judge a person by their friends.”
“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!”
“People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.”
“We’re all alive, but do we really live?”
“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.”
“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.”
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
“I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.”
“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
“Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God.”
“In the long run, the sharpest weapon of all is a kind and gentle spirit.”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
“The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.”
“We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same.”
“Whoever is happy will make others happy too.”
“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.”
“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.”
“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn’t stop you from having your own opinion.”
“I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.”
“I simply can’t build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery, and death. I think, peace and tranquility will return again.”
“I want to go on living even after my death!”
“I’ve reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, and I can’t do anything to change events anyway.”
“In the future, I’m going to devote less time to sentimentality and more time to reality.”
“No one will ever know what I went through in the concentration camps. No one will ever know my life. After all, how can anyone who hasn’t experienced it themselves understand it?”
“I live in a crazy time.”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains.”
“I can’t imagine how anyone can say: ‘I’m weak,’ and then remain so. After all, if you know it, why not fight against it, why not try to train your character?”
“Riches can all be lost, but that happiness in your own heart can only be veiled, and it will still bring you happiness again, as long as you live.”
“People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.”
“The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!”
“I’ve learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!”
“I’m afraid that people who know me as I usually am will discover I have another side… a better and finer side.”
“I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.”
“I don’t want to be cross, love, but it’s the second time that I have had to stop you chatting. We mustn’t be seen out of class at this hour.”
“If God lets me live, I shall attain more than Mummy ever has done; I shall not remain insignificant, I shall work in the world and for mankind!”
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.”
“Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn’t matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.”
“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.”
“I don’t want to be thought of as the “girl who was in hiding.” I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.”
“I simply can’t imagine the world will ever be normal again for us. I do talk about “after the war,” but it’s as if I’m talking about a ghost or a fairy tale, a day that will never come.”
“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.”
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God.”
“You can always judge a person by their friends.”
“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!”