The incurable sufferer is given very little opportunity to be proud of his suffering and to consider it ennobling rather than degrading” so that “he is not only unhappy, but also ashamed of being unhappy.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLThe 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.
More Viktor E. Frankl Quotes
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It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.
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You don’t create your mission in life – you detect it.
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A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the “why” for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any “how.”
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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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Everywhere man is confronted with fate , with a chance of achieving something through his own suffering.
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Happiness must ensue. It cannot be pursued
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The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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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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It is this spiritual freedom – which cannot be taken away – that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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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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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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We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life.
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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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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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