Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his 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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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.
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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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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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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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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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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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Success is total self-acceptance.
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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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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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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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