Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
VIKTOR FRANKLA human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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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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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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So live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now!
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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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An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
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Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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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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Spiritual freedom makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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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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Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it.
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It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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