If I were in the government, I would persuade the prime minister to see the beauty in the fact that people see Israel as a haven - from their sadness to their hope. Elie Wiesel beautyfactgovernment Change image and share on social
We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else. Elie Wiesel despairwork Change image and share on social
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other. Elie Wiesel creaturegiftgod Change image and share on social
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing. Elie Wiesel deeplydegeneratefriendship Change image and share on social
My greatest disappointment is that I believe that those of us who went through the war and tried to write about it, about their experience, became messengers. We have given the message, and nothing changed. Elie Wiesel changedisappointmentexperience share on social
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future. Elie Wiesel civilizationculturefuture Change image and share on social
I do not belong to this world. I continue to write everything in longhand. If I have to see something on the Internet, I ask my secretary or students. I am lucky, because I have people who do it for me. Elie Wiesel belongcontinueinternet share on social
Not to transmit an experience is to betray it. Elie Wiesel betrayexperiencetransmit Change image and share on social
Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. Elie Wiesel beingdespairhope Change image and share on social