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.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLWhen we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.
More Viktor E. Frankl Quotes
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It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.
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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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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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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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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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The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.
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Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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It said to me, ‘I am here — I am here — I am life, eternal life.’
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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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Man is capable of changing the world for the better if possible, and of changing himself for the better if necessary.
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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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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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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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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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