“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.”
Best
“No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions.”
DreamsAll Quotes by Elie Wiesel
“Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.”
God“Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.”
Hope“Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history.”
History“Peace is our gift to each other.”
Peace“Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.”
Future“Most people think that shadows follow, precede or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories.”
Truth“Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures peace is our gift to each other.”
Peace“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.”
Love“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
Time“Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.”
Death“Look, if I were alone in the world, I would have the right to choose despair, solitude and self-fulfillment. But I am not alone.”
Alone“What does mysticism really mean? It means the way to attain knowledge. It's close to philosophy, except in philosophy you go horizontally while in mysticism you go vertically.”
Knowledge“I was very, very religious. And of course I wrote about it in 'Night.' I questioned God's silence. So I questioned. I don't have an answer for that. Does it mean that I stopped having faith? No. I have faith, but I question it.”
Faith“In Jewish history there are no coincidences.”
History“Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.”
Religion“I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table.”
Home“Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.”
Alone“Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.”
Death“Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.”
Experience