A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
VIKTOR FRANKLMan’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
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To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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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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A human being is a deciding being.
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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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Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.
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Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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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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Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.
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Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
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