624 Quotes by Elie Wiesel

Knowledge does not corrupt, unless it is arrogant; but then it is not true knowledge.

I was there when God was put on trial....At the end of the trial, they used the word chayav, rather than 'guilty'. It means 'He owes us something'. Then we went to pray.

I'd rather speak as a student of philosophy. Philosophically it makes no sense, absolutely makes no sense. Why should people inherit evil things when their memories could contain and should invoke good things?

It used to be said that when the Baal Shem Tov came into a town, his impact was so strong, he didn't have to speak. His disciples had to dance or to sing or to preach to have the same effect. I think a real messenger, myself or anyone, by the very fact that he is there as a person, as a symbol, could have the same impact.

Memory feeds a culture, nourishes hope and makes a human, human.

If God exists, how can we lay claim to freedom, since He is its beginning and its end?

For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.

It's easier to be conformist naturally; it's easier except for those who don't like conformism.

The only place where I felt at home, on familiar ground, was the Jewish cemetery. And yet I had never set foot in it before. Children had been forbidden to enter.