To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.
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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When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
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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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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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The salvation of man is through love and in love.
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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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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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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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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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Even when it is not fully attained, we become better by striving for a higher goal.
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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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Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue.
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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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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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