The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.
VIKTOR FRANKLLife is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in his spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.
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Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, we are always free to choose our thoughts.
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Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
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It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
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In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.
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If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
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No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.
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What is to give light must endure burning.
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A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
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Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it.
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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining.
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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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There was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
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Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be.
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Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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Spiritual freedom makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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So live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now!
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Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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