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.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLNow, it is my contention that the deneuroticization of humanity requires a rehumanization of psychotherapy.
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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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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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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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It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.
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We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life.
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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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It is always important to have something yet to do in life.
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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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Man ultimately decides for himself! And in the end, education must be education towards the ability to decide
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Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you.
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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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It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
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A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
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