Elie Wiesel Quotes

Biography: Elie Wiesel is renowned for his powerful memoir "Night," depicting his... more Biography: Elie Wiesel is renowned for his powerful memoir "Night," depicting his harrowing experiences during the Holocaust. Born in Romania in 1928, Wiesel survived Auschwitz and Buchenwald. Post-war, he became a vocal advocate for human rights, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for his efforts to combat indifference and injustice. less

"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.""There are victories of the soul and spirit.""God made man because He loves stories.""Some stories are true that never happened.""Even in darkness, it is possible to create light.""Where one man hates and another loves, there is truth.""There is no future without memory. ""Listening to a witness makes you a witness.""Every moment is a new beginning.""Not all victims are innocent. Not all victims are Jews.""Without ethical values, our lives have no meaning. ""Night is purer than day; it is better for thinking and loving and dreaming. At night everything is more intense, more true. The echo of words that have been spoken during the day takes on a new and deeper meaning.""We must not forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed.""Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.""Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.""I have learned two lessons in my life: first, there are no sufficient literary, psychological, or historical answers to human tragedy. Second, there are no tragic answers, only silent ones.""Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.""Forgetfulness leads to exile while remembrance is the secret of redemption.""Peace is our gift to each other.""There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance."

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