When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
VIKTOR FRANKLLove 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.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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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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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
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Spiritual freedom makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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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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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies.
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When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
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Despair is suffering without meaning.
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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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The point is not what we expect from life, but rather what life expects from us.
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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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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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For the world is in a bad state, but everything will become still worse unless each of us does his best.
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