But there was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLHere 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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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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A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
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Our main motivation for living is our will to find meaning in life.
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There are only two races, the decent and the indecent.
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There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race of the indecent man.
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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.
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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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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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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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Sunday neurosis, that kind of depression which afflicts people who become aware of the lack of content in their lives when the rush of the busy week is over and the void within themselves becomes manifest.
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It is always important to have something yet to do in life.
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The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.
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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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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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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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