But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLNow, it is my contention that the deneuroticization of humanity requires a rehumanization of psychotherapy.
More Viktor E. Frankl Quotes
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Just as a small fire is extinguished by the storm whereas a large fire is enhanced by it – likewise a weak faith is weakened by predicament and catastrophes whereas a strong faith is strengthened by them.
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Sleep [is like] a dove which has landed near one’s hand and stays there as long as one does not pay any attention to it.
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The struggle for existence is a struggle ‘for’ something; it is purposeful and only in so being is it meaningful and able to bring meaning into life.
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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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I do the unpleasant tasks before I do the pleasant ones.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
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In his creative work the artist is dependent on sources and resources deriving from the spiritual unconscious.
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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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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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Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.
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We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life.
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It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
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Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her own life.
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It is always important to have something yet to do in life.
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It said to me, ‘I am here — I am here — I am life, eternal life.’
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