Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
VIKTOR FRANKLIn some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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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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There 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.
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Everything 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.
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There was no need to be ashamed of tears, for tears bore witness that a man had the greatest of courage, the courage to suffer.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Love 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.
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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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No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.
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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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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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Despair is suffering without meaning.
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The more one forgets one’s own self, the more human the person becomes.
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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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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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