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Man’s last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation

Viktor E. Frankl

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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Meaningful Purposeful Something Struggle
God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies
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Intimate Partners Solliloquies
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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Determined Giving Men
The last freedom is choosing your attitude.
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Attitude Choosing Lasts
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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Actualization Causes Giving Self
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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Life Meaning Men Tasks
No one can take away my freedom to choose how I will react.
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Away Choose Freedom Take
As the struggle for survival has subsided, the question has emerged: survival for what? Ever more people have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
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Mean People Struggle
It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.
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Happiness Pursuit Thwart
Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.
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Fate Inspirational Men
You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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Journey Life Missions
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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Dignity May Men Mentality Spiritual
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
Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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Causes Dedication Sides
If we take a man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take man as he should be we make him capable of becoming what he can be.
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Becoming Men Should
If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.
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Life Man Meaning Search Suffering

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