The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLWhen we are not any lengthier capable to alter a predicament, we’re challenged to alter ourselves
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Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.
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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies
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Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.
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Thus, human existence-at least as long as it has not been neurotically distorted-is always directed to something, or someone, other than itself, be it a meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter lovingly.
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Ultimately, we are not subject to the conditions that confront us; rather, these conditions are subject to our decision … we must decide whether we will face up or give in, whether or not we will let ourselves be determined by the conditions.
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Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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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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Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him-mentally and spiritually. He may retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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There are only two races, the decent and the indecent.
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Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the “why” for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any “how.”
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Sunday neurosis, that kind of depression which afflicts people who become aware of the lack of content in their lives when the rush of the busy week is over and the void within themselves becomes manifest.
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The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.
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