We cannot, after all, judge a biography by its length, by the number of pages in it; we must judge by the richness of the contents…Sometimes the ‘unfinisheds’ are among the most beautiful symphonies.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLIt is this spiritual freedom – which cannot be taken away – that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
More Viktor E. Frankl Quotes
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The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.
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These tasks, and therefore the meaning of life, differ from man to man, and from moment to moment. Thus it is impossible to define the meaning in life in a general way.
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Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.
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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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I want you to listen to what your conscience commands you to do and go on to carry it out to the best of your knowledge. Then you will live to see that in the long run- in the long run, I say! – success will follow you precisely because you had forgotten to think of it.
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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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Here lies the chance for a man either to make use of or to forgo the opportunities of attaining the moral values that a difficult situation may afford him. And this decides whether he is worthy of his sufferings or not.
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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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What you have experienced, no power on earth can take from you.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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There are only two races, the decent and the indecent.
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I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.
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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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One can choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.
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…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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