Anne Frank citáty

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„Dôvod, prečo si zakladám denník, je ten, že nemám žiadneho skutočného priateľa.“

„Je úžasné, že nikto nemusí čakať ani chvíľu na to, aby začal zlepšovať svet.“

„Nikto ešte neochudobnel tým, že pomáhal druhým.“

„Rodičia im môžu len dobre poradiť alebo ich nasmerovať na správnu cestu, ale konečné formovanie charakteru človeka je v jeho vlastných rukách.“

„Všetci žijeme s cieľom byť šťastní; naše životy sú rôzne, a predsa rovnaké.“

„Spomeň si na všetku tú krásu, ktorá stále okolo teba je a buď šťastný.“

„Pretože papier má viac trpezlivosti ako ľudia.“

„V hĺbke duše, mladí sú osamelejší ako starí.“

„Veľa premýšľam, ale veľa nehovorím.“

“There is an urge and rage in people to destroy, to kill, to murder, and until all mankind, without exception, undergoes a great change, wars will be waged, everything that has been built up, cultivated and grown, will be destroyed and disfigured, after which mankind will have to begin all over again.”

“But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.”

“Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.”

“Anyhow, I've learned one thing now. You only really get to know people when you've had a jolly good row with them. Then and then only can you judge their true characters!”

“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.”

“The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!”

“I've reached the point where I hardly care whether I live or die. The world will keep on turning without me, I can't do anything to change events anyway.”

“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”

“Sometimes I believe that God wants to try me, both now and later on; I must become good through my own efforts, without examples and without good advice.”

“And finally I twist my heart round again, so that the bad is on the outside and the good is on the inside, and keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would so like to be, and could be, if there weren't any other people living in the world.”

“People who have a religion should be glad, for not everyone has the gift of believing in heavenly things.”

“Sympathy, Love, Fortune… We all have these qualities but still tend to not use them!”

“Don't condemn me, remember rather that sometimes I, too, can reach the bursting point.”

“In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.”

“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? The answer was: "Because it's so much easier not to!”

“The young are not afraid of telling the truth.”

“You must work and do good, not be lazy and gamble, if you wish to earn happiness. Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”

“People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but it doesn't stop you having your own opinions. Even if people are still very young, they shouldn't be prevented from saying what they think.”

“I have often been downcast, but never in despair; I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary I treat all the privations as amusing. I have made up my mind now to lead a different life from other girls and, later on, different from ordinary housewives. My start has been so very full of interest, and that is the sole reason why I have to laugh at the humorous side of the most dangerous moments.”

“We all know that a good example is more effective than advice. So set a good example, and it won't take long for others to follow.”

“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.”

“I've found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you. Look at these things, then you find yourself again, and God, and then you regain your balance. A person who's happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!”

“As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad?”

“If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example.”

“I love you, with a love so great that it simply couldn't keep growing inside my heart, but had to leap out and reveal itself in all its magnitude.”

“I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.”

“Paper is more patient than man.”

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

“There's something happening everyday, but I'm too tired and lazy to write it all down.”