Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
VIKTOR FRANKLIn some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race of the indecent man.
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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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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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Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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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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Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be.
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We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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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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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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