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Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.

Viktor E. Frankl

Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
VIKTOR E. FRANKL

Chaos Mans Meaning Response Search Stimulus
Instead of possibilities, I have realities in my past, not only the reality of work done and of love loved, but of sufferings bravely suffered. These sufferings are even the things of which I am most proud, though these are things which cannot inspire envy.
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Envy Past Possibility Reality Suffering
Man ultimately decides for himself! And in the end, education must be education towards the ability to decide
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Learning Men Teaching
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
The meaning of our existence is not invented by ourselves, but rather detected.
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Existence Mans Meaning Search
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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Encounters Existentialism Suffering
In his creative work the artist is dependent on sources and resources deriving from the spiritual unconscious.
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Artist Creative Spiritual
It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future.
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Future Looking Meaning Men Search
The last freedom is choosing your attitude.
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Attitude Choosing Lasts
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
Happiness must ensue. It cannot be pursued
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Ensues Happiness Pursued
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
It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.
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Happiness Pursuit Thwart
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
A man who could not see the end of his”provisional existence” was not able to aim at an ultimate goal in life.
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Able Goal Men
Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
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Goal Inspirational Life

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