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Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.

Viktor E. Frankl

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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Famous Fire Inspirational Strong
At any moment, man must decide, for better or for worse, what will be the monument of his existence.
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Existence Men Moments
…to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life-daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct.
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Answers Meditation Thinking
Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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Chaos Mans Meaning Response Search Stimulus
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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Consequences Goal Psychology Unintended
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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Believe Greatest Quests Task Taught
Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, WE ARE ALWAYS FREE TO CHOOSE OUR THOUGHTS!
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Despite Humans Situation
When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.
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Change Inspirational Positive
A human being is a deciding being.
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Choices Inspirational Thrive
The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose ones attitude in any given circumstance.
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Attitude Grateful Gratitude
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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Challenges Expression Motivational
Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some sort of machine.
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Firsts Machine Patient
Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.
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Being Kind Perhaps Surest
Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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Chance Life Second Time
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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Carrying Purpose Woe

Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.

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