Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
VIKTOR FRANKLWhen a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
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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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What is to give light must endure burning.
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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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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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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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In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.
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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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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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Success is total self-acceptance.
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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
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