Once an individual’s search for meaning is successful, it not only renders him happy but also gives him the capability to cope with suffering
VIKTOR E. FRANKLThe more one forgives himself – by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love – the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.
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As such, I also bear witness to the unexpected extent to which man is capable of defying and braving even the worst conditions conceivable.
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The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected.
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I do the unpleasant tasks before I do the pleasant ones.
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What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you.
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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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When we are not any lengthier capable to alter a predicament, we’re challenged to alter ourselves
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Happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy – it must come as the unintended consequence of working for a goal greater than oneself.
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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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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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It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some sort of machine.
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The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.
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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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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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Man’s last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation
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