We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.


Elie Wiesel

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The gray silence, the gray waves, the gray wastes of the sea.
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Never befriend the oppressed unless you are prepared to take on the oppressor.
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Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
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We are the choices we make.
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The doors of wisdom are never shut.
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The fire of hope never dies.
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And the pain is too much it's too much it's too much and my hands are on my head and I'm rearing bac...
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It's not about what it is, it's about what it can become.
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And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually.
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If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it...
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I'm the most boring person to talk to.
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Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.
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He who promises runs in debt.
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For me, bomber jackets are smart, but they are also street and have a lot of attitude.
THE WEEKND
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not ...
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Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men.
THE TALMUD
Who is wise? One who learns from all.
THE TALMUD
The end result of wisdom is... good deeds.
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Starting a band is the easy part. Once you've formed the band, you have to tell a story, and tha...
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Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
THE TALMUD
No labor, however humble, is dishonoring.
THE TALMUD
If one man says to thee, Thou art a donkey, pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle.
THE TALMUD
Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow.
THE TALMUD
This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth.
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Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving proc...
THE KORAN
When you teach your son, you teach your son's son.
THE TALMUD
This is the sum of all -- righteousness. In causing pleasure or in giving pain, in doing good or inj...
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The sun will set without thy assistance.
THE TALMUD
A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed...
THE TALMUD
Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet.
THE TALMUD
Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more...
THE TALMUD
Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies.
THE TALMUD
The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it.
THE TALMUD
A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.
THE TALMUD
To break an oral agreement which is not legally binding is morally wrong
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Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth - which goes with him only while goo...
THE TALMUD
Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.
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The doctrines of religion are resolved into carefulness; carefulness into vigorousness; vigorousnes...
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Greater even than the pious man is he who eats that which is the fruit of his own toil; for scriptur...
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Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end.
THE TALMUD
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
THE BIBLE
Know Ye not ... that the spirit of God dwelleth within you?
THE BIBLE
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before [it hated] you.
THE BIBLE
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ru...
THE BIBLE
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The words of a wise ma...
THE BIBLE
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
THE BIBLE
Strength and honor are her clothing: and she shall rejoice in time to come.
THE BIBLE
And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom...
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THE BIBLE
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
THE BIBLE
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
THE BIBLE
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
THE BIBLE
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of...
THE BIBLE
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall pre...
THE BIBLE
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THE BIBLE
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou cri...
THE BIBLE
Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
THE BIBLE
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
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A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
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There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged...
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And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great te...
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He who works his land will have abundant food.
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God helps those who persevere.
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Live well. It is the greatest revenge.
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The highest form of wisdom is kindness
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The burden is equal to the horse's strength.
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Beware of too much laughter, for it deadens the mind and produces oblivion.
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Sheep follow sheep.
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Most of the centenarians whom I have been able to see have been so defective mentally that all that ...
ELIE METCHNIKOFF
My personality resembles my designs to a large extent. I'm in sync with myself and I'm trans...
ELIE SAAB
I leave to the militarists the difficult task of trying to explain to us how these wars have served ...
ELIE DUCOMMUN
The appearance of aged persons is too well known to make detailed description necessary. The skin of...
ELIE METCHNIKOFF
There is a resurgence of the nation-state in Europe. These nationalist and protectionist instincts a...
ELIE COHEN
Disease is not the prerogative of man and the domestic animals, so it was quite natural to see if th...
ELIE METCHNIKOFF
The old age of lower mammals presents characters similar to those found in man.
ELIE METCHNIKOFF
It is often seen that in households where all members are exposed to the same danger, or again in sc...
ELIE METCHNIKOFF
Wars, however frequent and destructive they may be, have never been able to kill entirely the intell...
ELIE DUCOMMUN
Both have understood what is at stake ... The Nasdaq move has completely changed the landscape in Eu...
ELIE DARWISH
Whatever concerns health is of real public interest.
ELIE METCHNIKOFF
The Greek conception of a life in harmony with nature found its most complete development in the rat...
ELIE METCHNIKOFF
Worldwide is an overused word. But it's true that being known has given me new ideas and a chanc...
ELIE SAAB
Double Fusion's unique approach will allow Midway to incorporate dynamic advertising into their lead...
ELIE WURTMAN
There is an abundance of creative talent in Jerusalem that has yet to be explored. By focusing on me...
ELIE WURTMAN
I've never had negative feedback.
ELIE WADE
We gave them the information, and they wrote the script. They did everything.
ELIE WADE
We make mortgage loans, so one of the things we put on the message is a list of things you need to b...
ELIE WADE
I knew it was wrong. I did not have the intent to violate the law, but I knew it was wrong.
ELIE NAKOUZI
I did it because I felt I was doing some good for the patients.
ELIE NAKOUZI