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When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.

Elie Wiesel

In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.
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Beginning Children Dangerous Faith Illusion Trust
For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories
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Action Death Live Memories Responsibility
Suffering pulls us farther away from other human beings. It builds a wall made of cries and contempt to separate us.
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Build Cry Human Separate Suffering Wall
Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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Himself Story Survive
The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.
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Allow Difference Hate Love Power
Be careful with words, they’re dangerous. Be wary of them. They begat either demons or angels. It’s up to you to give life to one or the other. Be careful, I tell you, nothing is as dangerous as giving free rein to words
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Angel Care Dangerous Demon Myself Word
We are all teachers, or should be. Anyone who relays experience to another person is a teacher. Not to transmit your experience is to betray it.
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Betrayal Experience Person Teacher
What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Dust Hope Man
No human being is illegal. That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful or more beautiful, they can be fat or skinny, they can be right or wrong, but illegal? How can a human being be illegal?
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Appearance Beautiful Contradiction Human Illegal Right Wrong
Better that one heart be broken a thousand times in the retelling, he has decided, if it means that a thousand other hearts need not be broken at all.
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Better Break Decision Heart Broken Oneself Time
Anything you want to say about God you better make sure you can say in front of a pit of burning babies.
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Baby Better Burn God Yourself
In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.
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Fly Give Up Ground Order Stand Yourself
In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.
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Face Right See Suffering
Every moment is a new beginning.
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Beginning Moments Perspective Time
Every moment contains a spark of eternity.
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Forever Moments Myself Spark Time
One person of integrity can make a difference.
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Difference Integrity Oneself Person

When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.

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