There are victories of the soul and spir... by Elie Wiesel | We Heart Quotes

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

- Elie Wiesel

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Quality Words

Words can sometimes, in moments of grace, attain the quality of deeds.

- Elie Wiesel

Home

I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table.

- Elie Wiesel

Injustice May Time

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

- Elie Wiesel

Life

I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.

- Elie Wiesel

History

In Jewish history there are no coincidences.

- 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

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