The last of human freedoms – the ability to chose one’s attitude especially an attitude of gratitude in a given set of circumstances especially in difficult circumstances.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLWe cannot, after all, judge a biography by its length, by the number of pages in it; we must judge by the richness of the contents…Sometimes the ‘unfinisheds’ are among the most beautiful symphonies.
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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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Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them.
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I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge. Then you will live to see that in the long run- in the long run, I say! – success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think of it.
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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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Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him. And this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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…to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life-daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct.
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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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It is this spiritual freedom – which cannot be taken away – that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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No one can take away my freedom to choose how I will react.
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The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.
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Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.
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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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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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I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.
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