Despair is suffering without meaning.
VIKTOR FRANKLWe 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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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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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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It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
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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 does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment. By the same token, every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.
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Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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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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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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An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
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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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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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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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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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I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.
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