Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLNow, it is my contention that the deneuroticization of humanity requires a rehumanization of psychotherapy.
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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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It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.
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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’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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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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The angels are lost in perpetual contemplation of an infinite glory.
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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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It is this spiritual freedom – which cannot be taken away – that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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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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It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
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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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Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him-mentally and spiritually. He may retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp.
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Life requires of man spiritual elasticity, so that he may temper his efforts to the chances that are offered.
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Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
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Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her own life.
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