Change the bad that you’ve become
So that only the good is known once you’ve gone
Felina Silver Robinson
Change the bad that you’ve become
So that only the good is known once you’ve gone
Felina Silver Robinson
We should all remember to:
‘Do unto others what you want done unto you.’ – Confucius
The Bible says – “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” commonly known as “The Golden Rule”. (Matthew 7:12 NCV, see also Luke 6:31).
Elie Weisel Quotes
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.
There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.
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No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them.
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
Peace is our gift to each other.
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There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.
When a person doesn’t have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.
Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe.
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have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I’ve been closer to him for that reason.
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.
Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.
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Some stories are true that never happened.
Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil.
Man, as long as he lives, is immortal. One minute before his death he shall be immortal. But one minute later, God wins.
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Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.
I write to understand as much as to be understood.
We have to go into the despair and go beyond it, by working and doing for somebody else, by using it for something else.
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Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.
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.
I marvel at the resilience of the Jewish people. Their best characteristic is their desire to remember. No other people has such an obsession with memory.
Elie Weisel
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Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has died. During his long life, Mandela inspired countless individuals. Here is a collection of quotes that personify his spirit:
1) “Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.”
2) “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
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3) “If I had my time over I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man.”
4) “I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.”
5) “Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people.”
6) “A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of.”
7) “Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.”
8) “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
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9) “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
10) “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
11) “Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
12) “Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.”
13) “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
14) “I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days.”
15) “A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”