If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly in hand before I mix with other people; otherwise they would think my mind rather queer.

Quote by Anne Frank

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They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have...

They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have...

I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains

I don't think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains

I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words...

I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words...

It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so...

It's really a wonder that I haven't dropped all my ideals, because they seem so...

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside,...

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside,...

We all live with the objective of being happy, our lives are all different and...

We all live with the objective of being happy, our lives are all different and...

I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I...

I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I...

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and...

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and...

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are...

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are...

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly by...

If I read a book that impresses me, I have to take myself firmly by...

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be...

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be...

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

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

I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty...

I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone are guilty...

I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.

I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve...

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve...

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

We make our discoveries through our mistakes: we watch one another's success: and where there...

We make our discoveries through our mistakes: we watch one another's success: and where there...

When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the...

When was the last time you woke up and realized that today could be the...

Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudicial in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity,...

Mankind are apt to be strongly prejudicial in favor of whatever is countenanced by antiquity,...