In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice.
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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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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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies.
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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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A man’s concern, even his despair, over the worthwhileness of life is an existential distress but by no means a mental disease.
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Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.
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Either belief in God is unconditional or it is no belief at all.
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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 a deciding being.
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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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Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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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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If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in 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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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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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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It isn’t the past which holds us back, it’s the future; and how we undermine it, today.
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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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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
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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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Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
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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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It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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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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