Think higher, feel deeper.
ELIE WIESELUltimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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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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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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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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Life is not a fist. Life is an open hand waiting for some other hand to enter it.
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Emphasis must be put on learning: there is no substitute to education. It can be briefly formulated in a few words: always, whatever you do in life, think higher and feel deeper.
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In the word question, there is a beautiful word – quest. I love that word.
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This is the role of writers: to turn their tears into a story – and perhaps into a prayer.
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You’re shaking … so am I. It’s because of Jerusalem, isn’t it? One doesn’t go to Jerusalem, one returns to it. That’s one of its mysteries.
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Only the guilty are guilty: the children of killers are not killers, but children.
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To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.
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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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Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the happiness and humanity of the human being.
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All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.
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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.
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