Suffering pulls us farther away from other human beings. It builds a wall made of cries and contempt to separate us.
ELIE WIESELHuman beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.
More Elie Wiesel Quotes
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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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Gratitude is a word that I cherish. Gratitude is what defines the happiness and humanity of the human being.
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To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.
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Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
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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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The philosophers are wrong: it is not words that kill, it is silence.
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Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.
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I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.
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What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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We must not see any person as an abstraction. Instead, we must see in every person a universe with its own secrets, with its own treasures, with its own sources of anguish, and with some measure of triumph.
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My faith is a wounded faith, but it’s not without faith. My life is not without faith.
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Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.
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I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
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To forget a Holocaust is to kill twice.
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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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