Man’s last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation
VIKTOR E. FRANKLA 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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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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Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
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The last of human freedoms – the ability to chose one’s attitude especially an attitude of gratitude in a given set of circumstances especially in difficult circumstances.
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We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life.
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Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
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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 quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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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 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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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.
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Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
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I do the unpleasant tasks before I do the pleasant ones.
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Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
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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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