In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
AF
Anne FrankDiary entry (July 15, 1944)
About Anne Frank
Jewish diarist whose wartime diary became one of the most read books ever. (1929-1945)
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- 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.Give! (March 26, 1944), in Tales from the Secret Annex
- No one has ever become poor by giving.Give! (March 26, 1944), in Tales from the Secret Annex
- Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.Diary entry (July 6, 1944)
- 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.Diary entry (July 6, 1944)
- How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before beginning to improve the world!Give! (March 26, 1944), in Tales from the Secret Annex
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- Whoever gives reverence receives reverence.Rumi
- If an ant seeks the rank of Solomon, don't smile contemptuously upon its quest. Everything you possess of skill, and wealth and handicraft, wasn't it first merely a thought and a quest?Rumi
- The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one.Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Love truth, but pardon error.Voltaire
- The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.Bertrand Russell
- Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.Bertrand Russell
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