Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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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Those who have a ‘why’ to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.
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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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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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Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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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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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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Man’s search for meaning is the chief motivation of his life.
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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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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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In 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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A human being is not one thing among others; things determine each other, but man is ultimately self-determining.
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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies.
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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
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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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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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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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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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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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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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The quest for meaning is the key to mental health and human flourishing
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Spiritual freedom makes life meaningful and purposeful.
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