(12 June 1929-march 1945)
I don’t believe that there is anyone who hasn’t heard of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who went into hiding with her family during World War II.
She wrote about her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944. She wrote all about her hopes, frustrations, clashes with her family, love and her companions in her diary which was first published in 1947 edited by her father, Otto Frank.
Now, if you’ve read the diary then you might be familiar with the quotes, feelings and lessons that Anne shares in her diary. I want to share with you some of these which really touched my heart and inspired me.
Anne Frank on being kind
“No one ever becomes poor by giving.”
Anne constantly wrote about kindness and giving back. There are many entries in which she describes the sadness and guilt she feels when she sees other Jews being captured by the Nazis and frequently writes about her wish to have her old friends and family with her.
Anne Frank on being grateful
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”
Anne often writes about the blessing that she and her family have. She writes about how she loves to look outside the window and look at nature and writes about how grateful and happy she feels every time she looks at nature. She writes how one must look at their blessings and not the sad and bad things happening all around.
Anne Frank on being better
“When you are on your bed at night just analyse all the happenings you have been going through whole day and learn from your mistakes, you will be a better person then.”
Anne writes about her journey of self-acceptance and how she learns to control her behavior around her family. She writes how she has learnt to keep her thoughts and opinions to herself and learnt to control her rash and impulsive behavior.
Anne Frank on believing in yourself
“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!”
Throughout her stay in the ‘Secret Annexe’ Anne constantly writes about the ups and downs she faces and how slowly she learns to accept herself and starts believing in herself and the goodness of the world and doesn’t pay much heed to the critics ‘upstairs’.
Anne Frank on hard work
“Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting but only work gives you true satisfaction.”
Anne writes about her dream to be a successful writer or journalist, she writes about her love for writing and expressing herself through words. She writes about how he hates the word ‘easy’ and doesn’t want to be a regular housewife, she writes about how she wants to keep living even after her death.
This is all for this time, tell me in the comments, which is your favourite Anne Frank quote…
Love.Peace.Happiness. 