In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.
VIKTOR FRANKLBetween stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life.
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Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
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A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining.
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The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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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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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
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Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, we are always free to choose our thoughts.
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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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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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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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A human being is a deciding being.
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