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.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLThen I grasped the meaning of the greatest secret that human poetry and human thought and belief have to impart: The salvation of man is through love and in love.
More Viktor E. Frankl Quotes
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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 can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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Being tolerant does not mean that I share another one’s belief. But it does mean that I acknowledge another one’s right to believe, and obey, his own conscience.
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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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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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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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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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Man is capable of changing the world for the better if possible, and of changing himself for the better if necessary.
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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.
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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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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.
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The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom.
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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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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies
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