Every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLMan’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
More Viktor E. Frankl Quotes
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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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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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The more one forgives himself – by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love – the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.
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No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.
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In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
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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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The struggle for existence is a struggle ‘for’ something; it is purposeful and only in so being is it meaningful and able to bring meaning into life.
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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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The last freedom is choosing your attitude.
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Man is capable of changing the world for the better if possible, and of changing himself for the better if necessary.
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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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We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life.
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For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself.
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It said to me, ‘I am here — I am here — I am life, eternal life.’
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