It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.
VIKTOR FRANKLThe salvation of man is through love and in love.
More Viktor Frankl Quotes
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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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When a man cannot find meaning, he numbs himself with pleasure.
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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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Man can only find meaning for his existence in something outside himself.
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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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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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I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.
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Pain is only bearable if we know it will end, not if we deny it exists.
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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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Man’s inner strength may raise him above his outward fate.
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Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.
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Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
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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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Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.
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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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