More from Elie Wiesel
We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children. Between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between inflicting suffering and humiliation on our fellow man and offering him the solidarity and hope he deserves.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Even in darkness it is possible to create light.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel There is much to be done, there is much that can be done… one person of integrity can make a difference.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Every Jew, somewhere in his being, should set apart a zone of hate – healthy virile hate – for what the German personifies and for what persists in the German.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Bite your lips, little brother…Don’t cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now…Wait. Clench your teeth and wait.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel For us it’s not easy to be conformist, I cannot stand to be conformist, I don’t accept what it is, I like to say no. If I see an injustice I scream.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel 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.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel you can do something. You can, even for one person Don’t turn away; help. Because those who suffer, often suffer not because of the person or the group that inflicts the suffering; they seem to suffer because nobody cares.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel 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 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.
Elie WieselElie Wiesel
Original quotes
From our community writers
Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney Everything ceases to fade Leaving my soul all the pain.
Sayed AbbasSayed Abbas To attain success everyone speaks about consistency, don’t give up & patience but no one talk about the start.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Take a moment to look back. Change the process slightly from your discovery. Start again.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park The silence was broken with the music of your pain, but with every note i could see a part of you healing.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia It has been the craziest year filled with so many adventures, amazing friends, accomplishments & memories.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I want to see our demons complement each other for the rest of our lives.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh
Meet the writers
More on forever
Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham Eternity. It is the sea mingled with the sun.
Arthur RimbaudArthur Rimbaud He who lives in eternity dwells in the heart of the humble and in the soul of the penitent!
Anthony of PaduaAnthony of Padua In the gates of eternity the black hand and the white hand hold each other with equal clasp.
Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe To be always relevant, you have to say things which are eternal.
Simone WeilSimone Weil My dream was to not get a day job but to sleep, wake up and do my music. I want to keep that dream forever.
Bruno MarsBruno Mars Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
Teresa of AvilaTeresa of Avila Out of love, No regrets– Though the goodness Be wasted forever. Out of love, No regrets– Though the return Be never.
Langston HughesLangston Hughes
