Someone who hates one group will end up hating everyone - and, ultimately, hating himself or herself. Elie Wiesel endgrouphate Change image and share on social
In my tradition, one must wait until one has learned a lot of Bible and Talmud and the Prophets to handle mysticism. This isn't instant coffee. There is no instant mysticism. Elie Wiesel biblecoffeehandle Change image and share on social
Language failed me very often, but then, the substitute for me was silence, but not violence. Elie Wiesel faillanguagesilence Change image and share on social
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. Elie Wiesel attainclosehorizontally Change image and share on social
In Jewish history there are no coincidences. Elie Wiesel coincidencehistoryjewish Change image and share on social
There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don't see them. Elie Wiesel beginbookdifference share on social
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
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. Elie Wiesel answerfaithgod share on social
