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.
VIKTOR FRANKLEach of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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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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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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Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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Decisions, not conditions, determine what a man is.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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God is the partner of your most intimate soliloquies.
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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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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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Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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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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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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Life asks of every individual a contribution, and it is up to that individual to discover what it should be.
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