Viktor Frankl on freedom
Viktor Frankl62 quotes“Spiritual freedom makes life meaningful and purposeful.”
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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl 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.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl We can discover this meaning in life in three different ways: 1. by doing a deed; 2. by experiencing a value; and 3. by suffering.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, we are always free to choose our thoughts.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl 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.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl 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.
Viktor FranklViktor Frankl 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 FranklViktor Frankl Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become the next moment. By the same token, every human being has the freedom to change at any instant.
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Your memories walk wild in my mind. This is freedom.
Anand ThakurAnand Thakur Vain are the thousand creeds That move men’s hearts, unutterably vain; Worthless as withered weeds, Or idlest froth amid the boundless main.
Emily BronteEmily Bronte Go where you breathe free.
Butterflies RisingButterflies Rising Liberate yourself, because no one else is going to liberate you.
Salman RushdieSalman Rushdie Freedom looks beautiful on you keep healing love.
LoreleiLorelei To write a song you must have an imagination, to have an imagination you must be free.
Bruno MarsBruno Mars Your mind is a your temple, keep it beautiful and free. Don’t let an egg get laid in it by something you can’t see.
Bob DylanBob Dylan Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind.
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