Elie Wiesel on better
Elie Wiesel75 quotes“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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Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel A religious person answers to God, not to the elected or non-elected official.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Eternity is the place where questions and answers become one.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Life is not a fist. Life is an open hand waiting for some other hand to enter it.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Think higher, feel deeper.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel One person of integrity can make a difference.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Education in the key to preventing the cycle of violence and hatred that marred the 20th century from repeating itself in the 21st century.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Anything you want to say about God you better make sure you can say in front of a pit of burning babies.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel I was there when God was put on trial. At the end of the trial, they used the word chayav, rather than ‘guilty’. It means ‘He owes us something’. Then we went to pray.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel 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.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel I came to the conclusion that I am free to choose my own suffering. But I am not free to consent to someone else’s suffering.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel I don’t want my past to become anyone else’s future.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel We believed in God, trusted in man, and lived with the illusion that every one of us has been entrusted with a sacred spark.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel
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Sadness shoots a bullet straight at your heart and love buys you time.
Shelby CaudleShelby Caudle Do you think it possible that some people are born to give more love than they will ever get back in return?
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson It’s been a long time since we said goodbye and yet the echoes of it are still ringing in our ears.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt We can always walk with them in the rain instead of just lending an umbrella.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh Flowers only wither to bloom again. So shall you break, only to be whole again.
Fareena AliyaFareena Aliya What do you do when the passion burns out? Start another fire.
Jonny OxJonny Ox To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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Get the better of yourself – this is the best kind of victory.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux Each day, we have the opportunity to learn something new, apologize for our mistakes, and become better.
Lewis HowesLewis Howes We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves.
Mitt RomneyMitt Romney The worst reconciliation is better than the best divorce.
Miguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Leave everyone you meet better than you found them. Become an encourager of potential versus a destroyer of confidence.
Robin SharmaRobin Sharma My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
Therese of LisieuxTherese of Lisieux I replace you with a better version of us, myself.
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