Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
VIKTOR FRANKLLife is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
VIKTOR FRANKLMan’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.
VIKTOR FRANKLEven when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
VIKTOR FRANKLBeing 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 FRANKLLove goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in his spiritual being, his inner self. Whether or not he is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.
VIKTOR FRANKLEach of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
VIKTOR FRANKLAn abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
VIKTOR FRANKLThere 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 FRANKLEverything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
VIKTOR FRANKLDespair is suffering without meaning.
VIKTOR FRANKLEveryone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
VIKTOR FRANKLOur greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, we are always free to choose our thoughts.
VIKTOR FRANKLTo suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
VIKTOR FRANKLWhen a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
VIKTOR FRANKLNo man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.
VIKTOR FRANKLDon’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it.
VIKTOR FRANKL