Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLWhen we are not any lengthier capable to alter a predicament, we’re challenged to alter ourselves
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This is the core of the human spirit … If we can find something to live for – if we can find some meaning to put at the center of our lives – even the worst kind of suffering becomes bearable.
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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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Happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy – it must come as the unintended consequence of working for a goal greater than oneself.
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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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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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Man’s last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation
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It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering.
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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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Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.
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The angels are lost in perpetual contemplation of an infinite glory.
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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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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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It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.
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View your life from your funeral, looking back at your life experiences, what have you accomplished? What would you have wanted to accomplish but didn’t? What were the happy moments? What were the sad? What would you do again, and what you wouldn’t
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Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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