A human being is a deciding being.
VIKTOR FRANKLAn abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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What is to give light must endure burning.
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In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.
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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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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.
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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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Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment.
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Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be.
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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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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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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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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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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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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.
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