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.
VIKTOR E. FRANKLHappiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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There are only two races, the decent and the indecent.
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Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.
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No one can take away my freedom to choose how I will react.
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It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future.
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When we are not any lengthier capable to alter a predicament, we’re challenged to alter ourselves
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It is true that we can see the therapist as a technician only if we have first viewed the patient as some sort of machine.
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Human kindness can be found in all groups, even those which as a whole it would be easy to condemn.
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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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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.
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One can choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.
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I do the unpleasant tasks before I do the pleasant ones.
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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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Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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Happiness must ensue. It cannot be pursued
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