The 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.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLThere 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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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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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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Every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.
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At any moment, man must decide, for better or for worse, what will be the monument of his existence.
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Our main motivation for living is our will to find meaning in life.
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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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A man who could not see the end of his”provisional existence” was not able to aim at an ultimate goal in life.
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Then I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Human kindness can be found in all groups, even those which as a whole it would be easy to condemn.
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Woe to him who saw no more sense in his life, no aim, no purpose, and therefore no point in carrying on.
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The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected.
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You can take away my wife, you can take away my children, you can strip me of my clothes and my freedom, but there is one thing no person can ever take away from me – and that is my freedom to choose how I will react to what happens to me!
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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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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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In his creative work the artist is dependent on sources and resources deriving from the spiritual unconscious.
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