A destruction, an annihilation that only... by Elie Wiesel | We Heart Quotes

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A destruction, an annihilation that only man can provoke, only man can prevent.

- Elie Wiesel

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History

In Jewish history there are no coincidences.

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Friendship Life

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.

- Elie Wiesel

Soul

There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.

- Elie Wiesel

Hope

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

Life

Our obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life.

- Elie Wiesel

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.

- Elie Wiesel

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