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What is demanded of man is not, as some existential philosophers teach, to endure the meaninglessness of life, but rather to bear his incapacity to grasp its unconditional meaningfulness in rational terms.

Viktor E. Frankl

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
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Giving Successful Suffering
Life requires of man spiritual elasticity, so that he may temper his efforts to the chances that are offered.
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Effort Men Spiritual
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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Challenges Expression Motivational
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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Firsts Machine Patient
Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in its 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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Alive Deepest Meaning Self Spiritual
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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Dignity May Men Mentality Spiritual
Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.
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Answers Life Men
It said to me, ‘I am here — I am here — I am life, eternal life.’
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Eternal Life Said
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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Decent Incident Men Race Two
Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.
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Fate Inspirational Men
Man ultimately decides for himself! And in the end, education must be education towards the ability to decide
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Learning Men Teaching
If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
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Life Man Meaning Search Suffering
The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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Keys Mental Health Quests
We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering.
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Different Life Suffering
One can choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.
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Attitude Freedom Positive Thinking
It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future.
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Future Looking Meaning Men Search

What is demanded of man is not, as some existential philosophers teach, to endure the meaninglessness of life, but rather to bear his incapacity to grasp its unconditional meaningfulness in rational terms.

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What is demanded of man is not, as some existential philosophers teach, to endure the meaninglessness of life, but rather to bear his incapacity to grasp its unconditional meaningfulness in rational terms.

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