Best Elie Wiesel Words
- The philosophers are wrong: it is not words that kill, it is silence. Inspirational
- Granted that every war is madness-civil war, fratricide, is the worst of all; it reaches deeper into ugliness, cruelty and absurdity. Absurdity
- Though we talk peace, we wage war. Sometimes we even wage war in the name of peace. Does that seem paradoxical? Well, war is not… Afraid
- If there is a single theme that dominates all my writings, all my obsessions, it is that of memory-because I fear forgetfulness as much as… All
- The act of writing is for me often nothing more than the secret or conscious desire to carve words on a tombstone: to the memory… Act
- When you see the abyss, and we have looked into it, then what? There isn't much room at the edge -- one person, another, not… Abyss
- I spent most of my time talking to God more than to people. God
- In the face of suffering, one has no right to turn away, not to see. In the face of injustice, one may not look the… Comes First
- I'd almost say hope isn't what it used to be. It's very difficult today to be a teacher. I speak to children. And tell them,… Almost Say
- He wants to see whether we are capable of overcoming out base instincts, of killing the Satan within ourselves. We have no right to despair.… Base
- Will you join me in hearing the case for keeping weapons from those who preach death to Israel and America? America
- Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees, Attitude
- We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children Adults
- Simply because, one hand, there are the haters, The hater has power. All we can do is oppose it, or one becomes an accomplice. Accomplice
- It may well be that our means are fairly limited and our possibilities restricted when it comes to applying pressure on our government But is… Answer
- My ambition really was, even as a child, to be a writer, a commentator, and a teacher, but a teacher of Talmud. Ambition
- Therefore, all my adult life, since I began my life as an author, or as a teacher, I always try to listen to the victim. Adult
- I belong to a tradition that believes that the death of a single child is a blemish on creation... Believe
- For me, every hour is grace. Every Hour
- Whenever an angel says "Be not afraid!" you'd better start worrying. A big assignment is on the way. Afraid
- I think he is condemned by himself to loneliness. God is One: he was, he is, he will be always One. One is so lonely.… Always One
- I don't believe in collective guilt. The children of killers are not killers, but children. Believe
- We still are looking for someone who knows the secret of immortality. Only God is immortal; we are not. God
- A holy war is a contradiction in terms. War dehumanizes, war diminishes, war debases all those who wage it. All
- Remembering is a noble and necessary act. The call of memory, the call to memory, reaches us from the very dawn of history. No commandment… Act
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