When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
VIKTOR FRANKLIn 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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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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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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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies.
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A human being is a deciding being.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his 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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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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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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Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
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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’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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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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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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