Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
ELIE WIESELBecause I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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Every moment is a new beginning.
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I write to understand as much as to be understood.
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To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.
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Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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For nearly 3,500 years Exodus has left such an imprint on people’s memories that I cannot imagine it had been invented just as a legend or a tale.
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In the beginning there was faith – which is childish; trust – which is vain; and illusion – which is dangerous.
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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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There is much to be done, there is much that can be done… one person of integrity can make a difference.
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Human beings all change. Not what they are but who they are. We have the power to change what we do with our life and turn it into our destiny.
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Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
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Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
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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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Think higher, feel deeper.
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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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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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