Today is the birthday of Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel (September 30, 1928), writer, professor and political activist. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986."Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures, it is our gift to each other."
- Elie Wiesel
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of beauty is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, but indifference between life and death."
- Elie Wiesel
"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
- Elie Wiesel
"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."
- Elie Wiesel
"Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing."
- Elie Wiesel
"Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil."
- Elie Wiesel
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