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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.

Viktor Frankl

For the world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best.
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Bad Inspirational World Worse
The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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Deep Forget Human Life Person
Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
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Human Nature Live People
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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Business Decent Race World
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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Concern Disease Existence Man Mental Worth
I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.
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Bad Deed Done Forget Good Grudge
When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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Himself Man Meaning Numb Pleasure
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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Absolute Done Himself Honesty Judgment Man Same Situation
Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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Existence Finding Himself Man Meaning Outside
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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Assignment Carry Demand Fulfillment Life Mission Purpose
Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
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Aware Core Essence Grasp Human Being Love Personality
You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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Creation Detect Inspirational Mission Travel
Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.
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Avoid Concern Gain Life Man Meaning Pain Pleasure
A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining.
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Determination Each Other Human Being Ultimate
The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.
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Choose Respond
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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Attitude Choose Freedom

Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.

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