{"id":2760,"date":"2015-09-18T08:06:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T12:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2015-09-18T08:06:13","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T12:06:13","slug":"elie-wiesel-on-building-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustacrossamerica.com\/blog\/?p=2760","title":{"rendered":"Elie Wiesel on Building Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What\u00a0can we learn about trust from the great leaders, teachers, writers and philosophers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week, in celebration of\u00a0\u00a0the Jewish New Year,\u00a0we turn our\u00a0attention to the words of Elie Wiesel, a Jewish writer, professor and Nobel Laureate. A few years ago I was fortunate to meet him at a small gathering in New York City where he spoke\u00a0about leadership, integrity and peace.<\/span><\/p>\n

This article pulls\u00a0together twenty of Elie Wiesel’s\u00a0most inspiring quotes. Regardless of your role in life- a parent, teacher, business, religious or military leader, the following contain many messages\u00a0about character, competence and consistency, the key ingredients in building trust.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cOne person of integrity can make a difference.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cFor in the end, it is all about memory, its sources and its magnitude, and, of course, its consequences.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cThere are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cThink higher, feel deeper.\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cUltimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cIndifference is the sign of sickness, a sickness of the soul more contagious than any other.\u201d<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cPeace is our gift to each other.\u201d<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cSome stories are true that never happened.\u201d<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cNot all games are innocent. Some come dangerously close to cruelty.\u201d<\/li>\n
  11. \u201cWhich is better, truth that is a lie or the lie that is truth?\u201d<\/li>\n
  12. \u201cQuestions outlive the answers.\u201d<\/li>\n
  13. \u201cCertain things, certain events, seem inexplicable only for a time: up to the moment when the veil is torn aside.\u201d<\/li>\n
  14. \u201cA word is worth a thousand pictures.\u201d<\/li>\n
  15. \u201cMan\u2019s strength resides in his capacity and desire to elevate himself, so as to attain the good.”<\/li>\n
  16. \u201c…Those who know don’t talk and those who talk don’t know.\u201d<\/li>\n
  17. \u201cFor the good of all, I say: Be careful, the brutality of the world must not be more powerful or attractive than love and friendship.\u201d<\/li>\n
  18. \u201cNeutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.\u201d<\/li>\n
  19. \u201cNever again” becomes more than a slogan: It’s a prayer, a promise, a vow.”<\/li>\n
  20. \u201cThe silence of two people is deeper than the silence of one.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My favorites are #8, #15, and #16. How about yours?\u00a0<\/strong>Want to read more from this series?\u00a0We recently\u00a0highlighted some of the best quotes on building trust from:<\/p>\n